What Science Says About Police (with Joh...

A federal appeals court revives a lawsuit against DeRay McKesson, prompting warnings that the decision could threaten First Amendment protections. In Los Angeles, a former police commander wins a $5.7 million judgment after alleging she was held to a different standard than her m ... Show More

Kash Patel announces that UFC fighters will help train FBI agents, the Washington Post experiments with subscription prices set by algorithms using readers’ personal data, and after years helping run one of morning TV’s biggest shows, a CBS News producer Shawna Thomas steps away ... Show More

A growing “pardon industry” helps wealthy offenders hire lobbyists to secure clemency from the White House, Chinese billionaires use surrogacy to produce dozens of U.S.-born heirs to inherit their empires, and Jill Scott tops the R&B charts with “Pressha,” a reminder that while t ... Show More

As protests against police brutality continue across the country, there are calls to reform, defund, and even abolish the police. So, what does it all mean? Don talks to Newark Mayor Ras Baraka about the reforms he’s implementing in a city with a long history of tension between t ... Show More

It's the last episode of A Neighbor's Choice on radio. David Gornoski is joined by retired NYPD detective John Baeza for a thorough examination of a case of police killing in New York. Also in the show, Craig Cesal returns to recount how he had served a nineteen-year prison sente ... Show More

<p>Jon sits down with LAPD legends Robert Deamer and Jeff Norat to discuss the state of policing, South Central in the 90s, and the importance of being community minded. &nbsp;</p> <p>Get episodes a week early and exclusive content @ patreon.com/realones</p> <p>Join Real Ones on ... Show More

Host Madeleine Brand and law professor Jessica Levinson discuss how much force police officers are allowed to use, what recourse people have when they want to bring forth excessive force claims, and when the U.S. president can send the military to states. They also cover the deba ... Show More

Officer Kevin Donaldson faces 20 individuals with criminal records to discuss and defend four critical claims: that police use lethal force only as a last resort, most officers are selfless and honorable, racial profiling of Black and Brown people is not a widespread issue, and t ... Show More

<p>In the weeks since George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, Americans have been confronting hard questions about bias and racism within law enforcement — and what the role of the police should be.</p><p>In the process, many have asked whether th ... Show More

In the conversation around criminal justice reform, more attention is being paid to how the police work. Professor Andrew Ferguson, author of ‘The Rise of Big Data Policing’ walks through the tools police are using to combat crime and its downsides. 

<p><!-- wp:paragraph {"dropCap":true} --></p> <p class="has-drop-cap">The relationship between citizens and their criminal justice systems comes down to just that - relationships. And those relations generally start with essentially one-on-one encounters between law enforcement p ... Show More

Sam Harris speaks with Rener Gracie about police procedure and about the special relevance of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for safely controlling resisting suspects. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at s ... Show More