TGS Live: Jeffrey Seaman, Robert J. Sampson & Ben Peterson on Crime, Community & Policing
About this episode
Glenn hosts a virtual roundtable discussing crime, community, and policing with experts Jeffrey Seaman, Robert J. Sampson, and Ben Peterson.
Support The Glenn Show at https://glennloury.substack.com In this episode, Glenn hosts a virtual roundtable on incarceration, crime, deterrence, and community, drawing on two key texts. In the first hour, he spoke with Jeffrey Seaman, co-author of a Fordham Urban Law Review article arguing that true racial injustice lies not in the treatment of Black offenders but in the chronic under-provision of justice resources to Black victims. Better police clearance rates, they contend, would strengthen deterrence and make Black neighborhoods safer. In the second hour, sociologist Robert Sampson discusses his new book, Marked by Time , arguing that strong communal social bonds reduce crime more effectively than punitive policing. Political scientist Ben Peterson also joins the debate. The Glenn Show is almost entirely audience-supported , so to those of us who are already full subscribers, let me extend a heartfelt thank you. And if you’re not yet a full subscriber, please consider becoming one . The Glenn Show can only do what it does through the generosity of viewers and listeners. For a mere $6/month or $50/year , you’ll get access to weekly livestreams, monthly Q&A episodes with…
People in this episode
Host: Glenn Loury
Guests: Jeffrey Seaman, Robert J. Sampson, Ben Peterson
Topics covered
- crime
- community
- policing
- racial injustice
- deterrence
- social bonds
Keywords
- incarceration
- crime
- deterrence
- justice resources
- Black victims
- communal social bonds
- punitive policing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Fordham Urban Law Review
Books & works: Marked by Time
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