About the Podcast

Hosts:

Dr. Taimi Castle is a Professor of Justice Studies and Director of the Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence at JMU. She is the mother of two panther knights: Sir Davos & Sir Brienne.

Dr. Benjamin Meade is an Associate Professor of Justice Studies at JMU. He has an interest in many things geek-related, particularly Star Trek, Godzilla, Batman, and gaming.

Production: Jenna Polk & Zachary Williams
Music: Nick Branson

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 Email: gandhicenter@jmu.edu

Instagram: @gandhicenterjmu

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Episode 19: Satanic panic

Episode description:

Happy Halloween! What is the satanic panic?  

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Episode 18: Psychopathy

Episode description:

Are you a psychopath? Probably not!  

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A broader view of psychopathy

Episode 17: Jails/prisons

Episode description:

What is the difference between jails and prisons?  

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Episode 16: Dark tourism

Episode description:

Step right up! What is dark tourism? What are dark destinations? 

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Episode 15: Victimization

Episode description:

We explore the concept of victimization as an area of study in this episode.

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NCVS

Zehr Institute of Restorative Justice

Episode 14: What is state crime?

Episode description:

Join us as we oversimplify a complex issue in the spirit of keeping our episodes under 30 minutes!

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United Nations Office on Genocide Prevention

Malaysian Airlines Flight 17

Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion: A Case Study of State-Corporate Crime

Episode 13: True crime

Episode description:

Are you a "crime junkie?" A "murderino?" We explore the ethics of true crime in this episode.

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Are you an ethical true crime fan?

Episode 12: Serial murder
Episode 11: Fast fashion

Episode description:

What is fast fashion and how is it harmful? 

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What is Fast Fashion

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Episode 10: Stand your ground

Episode description:

What is the castle doctrine? What are stand your ground laws?

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Stand Your Ground Laws Are Proliferating. And More People Are Dying (Reveal)

The Dangerous Expansion of Stand-Your-Ground Laws and its Racial Implications (Duke Center)

Episode 9: Plea bargaining

Episode description:

This episode focuses on plea bargains, which is when a defendant agrees to plead guilty and avoid a trial in exchange for concessions from the prosecutor.

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2023 Plea Bargain Task Force Report

Episode 8: Police brutality
Episode 7: Climate justice

Episode Description:

What is climate justice?

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Episode 6: Mass murder prevention Part 2

Episode Description:

How do we prevent mass murder? 

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Free Off-Ramp Trainings for School and Workplace Violence 

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Episode 6: Mass Murder Prevention Part 1
We completely failed in getting this one under 30 minutes and we still didn't cover everything!
Episode 5: What is a vigilante?
Episode 4: What is mass murder?
Episode 3: What is solitary confinement?

Episode Description:

What is solitary confinement and how it is used in jails and prisons in the U.S?

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Episode 2: Ocean trash and justice

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What is distributive, environmental, and procedural justice? How does it relate to ocean trash?

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Episode 1: What is Criminology?

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What is criminology? What are some of the misperceptions about the discipline?

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Introduction

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