1.18 Systemic Racism, BLM and Criminal Justice in America

The Con Con Pod

08-08-2020 • 1 hr 6 mins

In 2020, the United States has discussed systematic racism in every area of culture more than ever. In part of this episode, Nate and Rabih give thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement, police brutality, the history of racial relations specifically in the criminal justice system and submit some solutions for moving forward.

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Books:
Class, Race, Gender, and Crime: The Social Realities of Justice in America: 2nd (Second) edition by Gregg Barak (link is to the most up to date edition)
A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell

Links:
The Jocko Willink podcast episode that Nate mentioned

Websites Rabih mentioned when discussing solutions:
And Campaign
8 Cant Wait
Campaign Zero

Deaths Due to Use of Lethal Force by Law Enforcement
NCBI Article

UCR vs NCVS Comparison
2017 Comparison

The Missing Stats of CJ
Atlantic Article

Cody Ross 2011-2014 Study
Black Americans 3.5x more likely to be shot

100 million Traffic Stops Study
Black Americans 20% more likely to be stopped by police

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