Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice

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PBS World Channel National Broadcast: Virginia-December 13, 2015/Nationally-December 16, 2015

Weaving together historical examples, scientific studies, and compelling court cases—from the border collie put on trial in Kentucky to the five teenagers who falsely confessed in the Central Park Jogger case, Adam Benforado, an associate professor of law at Drexel University, argues that our judicial processes fail to uphold our values and protect society’s weakest members. He  lays out the scope of the legal system’s dysfunction and proposes a wealth of practical reforms that could prevent injustice and help us achieve true fairness and equality before the law.  Photo credit: Joe Craig.