About the Podcast
Hosts:
Dr. Taimi Castle is a Professor of Justice Studies and Director of the Gandhi Center at JMU.
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: JMU Media Libraries (Jenna Polk & Zachary Williams)
Music: Nick Branson
Episode 57: Endangered wildlife trafficking
Episode description:
What are the global costs of trafficking in wildlife?
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Episode 56: Age crime curve
Episode description:
What is the age crime curve in criminology?
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Episode 55: Coercive control/family annihilation
Episode description:
How is coercive control a risk factor for family annihilation?
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Episode 54: Rehabilitation
Episode description:
Does rehabilitation work?
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Why prisons fail to rehabilitate people (Prison Journalism Project)
Episode 53: Fish Justice
Episode description:
What is fish justice?
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Episode 52: Water justice
Episode description:
In this episode, we discuss some of the critical concerns from the global community in access to clean and safe water.
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Episode 51: Get tough era/politics
Episode description:
We're back after the holidays with an episode on the get tough era and associated politics!
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Episode 50: Puppy presents
Episode description:
What should you consider before gifting a puppy this Christmas?
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Episode 49: Interpol
Episode 48: Gerrymandering
Episode description:
What is gerrymandering and how does it impact our democracy?
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Episode 47: International Criminal Court (ICC)
Episode description:
What is the ICC and what is their role in global justice?
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Episode 46: Satanic Panic
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Happy Halloween!
Episode 45: Supervillains and Horror Movies Part 2: Mental Illness
Episode description:
We are celebrating Halloween month with a two-part episode on supervillains and horror movies.
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The monsters that made me: Growing up disabled, all of my heroes were villains
Episode 44: Supervillains and Horror Movies Part 1: Disability
Episode description:
We are celebrating Halloween month with a two-part episode on supervillains and horror movies.
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The monsters that made me: Growing up disabled, all of my heroes were villains
Episode 43: Necrophilia
Episode description:
We expand on the paraphilic disorders episode with a discussion of necrophilia.
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Shining light on an unspeakable crime: necrophilia and the need for legal reform
Episode 42: Superhero Vigilantes
Episode description:
In this episode, we break down superhero vigilante representation in pop culture.
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Episode 41: The Black nurses of Sea View Hospital
Episode description:
How did these nurses assist in groundbreaking research that helped save my mother's life?
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How Black Nurses Were Recruited to Staten Island to Fight a Deadly Disease
Episode 40: Pop Culture Vigilantes
Episode description:
In this episode, we explore some of the more famous vigilante representations in popular culture.
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Episode 39: Whistleblowers
Episode description:
What are some key concerns with deciding to become a whistleblower?
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Episode 38: Problem solving courts
Episode description:
What are problem solving courts and how do they contribute to the criminal legal system?
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NIJ's Multisite Adult Drug Court Evaluation
Problem-Solving Courts: Fighting Crime by Treating the Offender
Episode 37: Food justice/sovereignty
Episode description:
What is the food justice/sovereignty movement?
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Global Food Security Index 2022
Student Project on Mapping Food Justice for Dr. Case Watkins' class
Episode 36: Digilantism
Episode description:
What (and who) are digital vigilantes (digilantes)?
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Episode 35: Pig butchering and cyberslavery
Episode description:
We explore the sophistication of pig butchering scams the the link to labor trafficking.
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How to Avoid Falling for a Pig Butchering Scam
Hundreds of Thousands Trafficked to Work as Online Scammers in SE Asia
Episode 34: Chemical Castration
Episode description:
What is chemical castration and how often is it used with convicted sex offenders?
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Episode 33: Pornography Age Verification Laws
Episode description:
Why are pornography websites blocked in some states, including Virginia?
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Episode 32: Dirty Harry Ethics Part 2
Episode description:
Go ahead. Make my day. Is Dirty Harry a bad cop or vigilante?
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Dirty hands and Dirty Harry: Can a code of ethics clean up the police?
Episode 31: Dirty Harry Ethics Part 1
Episode 30: Nuclear Disasters
Episode description:
In this episode, we discuss some of the major nuclear meltdowns and the relationship between nuclear power and justice.
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Chernobyl: Assessment of Radiological and Health Impacts (2002)
Episode 29: Bail and pretrial detention
Episode description:
What are some concerns with bail and pretrial detention in the U.S.?
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Happy Birthday to JUST a minute!
This week marks one year since we first began recording the podcast! Thank you to all of our listeners, our community for topic suggestions, and JMU Media Libraries Jenna Polk & Zach Williams.
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Episode 28: International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Episode description:
Why has South Africa taken Israel to the ICJ?
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Episode 27: Rawls' Theory of Justice
Episode description:
Who is John Rawls and what did he say about justice?
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Episode 26: Probation and Parole
Episode description:
What is the difference between probation and parole?
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Episode 25: Paraphilias
Episode description:
What are paraphilias and paraphilic disorders?
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Episode 24: Private Prisons
Episode description:
Are the concerns over private prisons in the U.S. justified?
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Episode 23: Christmas Toys
Episode description:
In this episode, we ruin Christmas toys for our listeners.
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2022 List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor
The Dark Side of The Glittering World: A Report on Exploitation In Toy Factories In China
Episode 22: Native Americans and the FBI
Episode description:
In this episode, we explore the relationship between Native Americans and the FBI on the heels of the Indigenous Peoples Day celebration and release of 'Killers of the Flower Moon.'
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Largely forgotten Osage Murders Reveal a Conspiracy against Wealthy Native Americans
COINTELPRO plot to destroy the American Indian Movement (AIM)
Episode 21: Gender depictions in comics
Episode description:
What are conspiracy theories and why do people believe them?
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Female superhero representation in comics
In 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,' the women are a force to be reckoned with
Episode 20: Conspiracy Theories
Episode description:
What are conspiracy theories and why do people believe them?
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Why some people are willing to believe conspiracy theories
People drawn to conspiracy theories share a cluster of psychological features
Episode 19: Satanic panic
Episode description:
Happy Halloween! What is the satanic panic?
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Episode 18: 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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Beaches? Cruises? ‘Dark’ Tourists Prefer the Gloomy and Macabre
Episode 15: Victimization
Episode description:
We explore the concept of victimization as an area of study in this episode.
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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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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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Episode 12: Serial Murder
Episode 11: Fast fashion
Episode description:
What is fast fashion and how is it harmful?
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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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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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Episode 8: Police brutality
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What is police brutality?
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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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Episode 6: Mass Murder Prevention Part 1
Episode 5: What is a vigilante?
Episode Description:
How do we define vigilantism?
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Episode 4: What is mass murder?
Episode Description:
How do we define mass murder? What are family annihilators and workplace avengers?
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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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- Administrative Segregation in US Prisons (NIJ)
- Mental Health Issues in Confinement (Crime & Delinquency)
Episode 2: Ocean trash and justice
Episode Description:
What is distributive, environmental, and procedural justice? How does it relate to ocean trash?
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- Advancing Ocean Justice (Ocean Conservancy)
- U.N. agrees high seas treaty to protect ocean life (Washington Post)
- Environmental justice impacts of marine litter and plastic pollution (United Nations)
Episode 1: What is Criminology?
Episode Description:
What is criminology? What are some of the misperceptions about the discipline?
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- Criminology and the Idaho murders (NY Times)
- CSI Effect (Cornell Law School)
Introduction
