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#147: Sheriff Joe Arpaio versus the Latino Resistance

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona was larger than life – America’s Toughest Sheriff. But when he became an anti-immigration profiler of Latinos, they organized and resisted – and that changed everything.

Interviews, EpisodeDavid HarrisNovember 2, 2021Joe Arpaio, Jude Joffe-Block, Arizona, Driving While Brown, immigration, immigration raids, race, racial discrimination, racial profiling, Donald Trump, 121-150

Bonus: Dog Leash Lady Tries to Unleash Racist Violence

Viral video of an encounter in NYC's Central Park shows a white woman calling 911 to report another park user is threatening her life, apparently trying to provoke a violent police response against the "African American man" who had simply asked her to leash her dog.

Bonus EpisodesDavid HarrisMay 31, 2020Amy Cooper, Christian Cooper, Central Park, New York, swatting, racism, racial profiling, video evidence, police violence, profiling by proxy

Bonus: John Conyers's Legacy for Justice

Former congressman John Conyers, who died at 90 on October 27, left office under a cloud. But he also left an important legacy for criminal justice reform: the "pattern or practice" statute that gave the Justice Department authority to go after law enforcement agencies engaged in unconstitutional practices like racial profiling.

Bonus EpisodesDavid HarrisNovember 9, 2019John Conyers, pattern or practice, consent decrees, racial profiling, Justice Department

#101 The Racial Impact of Juror Exclusion (reprise)

Jury service is THE way that members of the public participate in the criminal justice system. But who gets to serve? Are certain racial or ethnic groups excluded, and what’s the effect of these exclusions in the courtroom?

InterviewsDavid HarrisJuly 30, 2019Ron Wright, Jury Sunshine Project, jury selection, racial discrimination, racial profiling, race and jury

#96 Policing While Black (reprise)

Black Americans say they often experience difficulty with police that whites don't experience: extra scrutiny, harassment, profiling, even violence. Police say they have a difficult job that others just don't understand. What's it like to be both black and a police officer?

Matthew Horace is a former officer and the co-author of a fascinating memoir that explores this dynamic, The Black and the Blue: A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America's Law Enforcement.

InterviewsDavid HarrisJune 18, 2019race, black police officers, black lives matter, racial discrimination, racial profiling, Matthew Horace, The Black and the Blue

#97: Policing While Black

Black Americans say they often experience difficulty with police that whites don't experience: extra scrutiny, harassment, profiling, even violence. Police say they have a difficult job that others just don't understand. What's it like to be both black and a police officer?

InterviewsDavid HarrisJanuary 22, 2019race, black police officers, black lives matter, racial discrimination, racial profiling, Matthew Horace, The Black and the Blue, 91-120

Bonus: The Criminal Justice Legacy of George H.W. Bush

Following his death last month former president George H.W. Bush was eulogized as a moderate who carried himself with dignity and grace, recalling a kinder and gentler era in American politics.But Bush's record on criminal justice tells another story.

Bonus EpisodesDavid HarrisJanuary 12, 2019George H. W. Bush, Willie Horton, racial discrimination, race, racial profiling, dogwhistles, War on Drugs, crack cocaine, mass incarceration, death penalty

Read This: Suspect Citizens

Routine traffic stops are the most common interaction between police and citizens. A new book presents the most unambiguous evidence yet that race is a critical factor in who gets pulled over and why.

Bonus Episodes, Read ThisDavid HarrisNovember 2, 2018Read This, Suspect Citizens, racial profiling, Profiles in Injustice, traffic stops, War on Drugs, drugs, race, racial bias, racial discrimination

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