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Al Jazeera America Series on U.S. Criminal Justice System
Al Jazeera America Series on U.S. Criminal Justice System
By Jeralyn, Section Crime Policy
Posted on Mon May 19, 2014 at 11:03:10 AM EST
Al Jazeera America has just begun airing an 8 part series on the flaws in our criminal justice system. The first episode aired last night, and addressed coerced and false confessions. The remaining topics:
Episode 2: Mandatory Sentencing
Episode 3: Flawed Forensics (FBI Lab)
Episode 4: Eyewitness Identification
Episode 5: Parole
Episode 6: Juvenile Justice
Episode 7: Broken Windows: Policing Strategies
Episode 8: Prosecutorial Integrity
Reuters has more on the show here:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/18/us-television-aljazeera-berlinger-idUSKBN0DY0P420140518
“The System with Joe Berlinger”
Al Jazeera America Presents, a new original series from Academy Award nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger exploring controversial cases within the criminal justice system. He’ll examine the underbelly and dark corners of the American justice system to investigate troubling cases embodying this all too human drama. Amidst the murky world where alleged miscarriages have taken place he’ll dig for the truth and ask the question, was justice served?
Raising riveting questions about innocence and guilt, there will often be surprises: sometimes the person crying foul is himself lying; sometimes the disgruntled cop is discredited, but then vindicated; and sometimes the system has worked, and justice served. Focusing on any number of layers within the criminal justice system, each episode of the series will explore a controversial case – carried out by or impacting prosecutors, citizens, police officers, and businesses, among others. As we examine each story, we’ll see whether the vaunted system of US justice has triumphed or failed.
http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/ajam-presents-thesystem.html
Al Jazeera America Presents, a new original series from Academy Award nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger exploring controversial cases within the criminal justice system. He’ll examine the underbelly and dark corners of the American justice system to investigate troubling cases embodying this all too human drama. Amidst the murky world where alleged miscarriages have taken place he’ll dig for the truth and ask the question, was justice served?
Raising riveting questions about innocence and guilt, there will often be surprises: sometimes the person crying foul is himself lying; sometimes the disgruntled cop is discredited, but then vindicated; and sometimes the system has worked, and justice served. Focusing on any number of layers within the criminal justice system, each episode of the series will explore a controversial case – carried out by or impacting prosecutors, citizens, police officers, and businesses, among others. As we examine each story, we’ll see whether the vaunted system of US justice has triumphed or failed.
http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/ajam-presents-thesystem.html
http://www.talkleft.com/story/2014/5/19/12310/1499/crimepolicy/Al-Jazeera-America-Series-on-U-S-Criminal-Justice-System
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