S15 E4: The One About Criminology

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Calling all teachers of Religion, Crime and Punishment. This weeks guest is Dr. Evelyn Swingen who's specialist subject is criminology. We discussion reaons for crime, aims of punishment, types of punishment, the history of punishment, the death penalty, women in prison, and the relationship between foriveness and retribution.

Evelyn mentioned lots of amazing resources to explore;

I was almost a school shooter: Ted Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azRl1dI-Cts

Gagaca Courts, Rwanda

https://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/rwanda/assets/pdf/Backgrounder%20Justice%202014.pdf

The innocence Project

https://innocenceproject.org/

When they see us documentary

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80200549

Elizabeth Loftus, False memories Ted Talk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB2OegI6wvI

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