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Episode 9 – From Criminal Justice Basics to the Shield

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In Episode 9 of the Sounds Criminal podcast, Shay & D talk about a desperate need for a candy bar, an overview of what we mean when talk about the “criminal justice system”, regulatory approaches to ensuring corporate tax compliance, and the TV series, The Shield.

Below are a few links that we reference in this episode.

Yes Really:
Inside Criminal Justice:
  • Shay and D define what they mean by the term “Criminal Justice System” and walk listeners through an example burglary case.
Book Smart:
Ariel, Barak. 2012. Deterrence and Moral Persuasion Effects on Corporate Tax Compliance: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial.  Criminology, 50:27-69.
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Episode 7 – From White Collar Crime to Catch Me if You Can

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In Episode 7 of the Sounds Criminal podcast, Shay & D talk about bestiality (yes, we go even there for the sake of a “teachable moment”),  white collar crime, gender differences in violent victimization risk, and lastly, we talk about Catch Me If You Can.

Below are a few links that we reference in this episode.

Yes Really:
Inside Criminal Justice:
Book Smart:
Lauritsen, Janet L. and Kristin Carbone-Lopez. 2011. Gender Differences in Risk Factors for Violent Victimization: An Examination of Individual-, Family-, and Community-Level Predictors. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 48(4):538-565.

 

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Episode 6 – From Hate Crime to Darkly Dreaming Dexter

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In Episode 6 of the Sounds Criminal podcast, Shay & D talk about hate crime, the influence of adolescent gang involvement on problems in adulthood, and the book Darkly Dreaming Dexter.

Below are a few links that we reference in this episode.

Yes Really:
Inside Criminal Justice:
Book Smart:
Krohn, Marvin D., Jeffery T. Ward, Terence P. Thornberry, Alan J. Lizotte, and Rebekah Chu. 2011. The Cascading Effects of Adolescent Gang Involvement Across the Life Course. Criminology 49:991-1028.
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Episode 3: From Homicide to Se7en

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In Episode 3 of the Sounds Criminal podcast, Shay & D talk about the dangers of drugs, homicide stats, and conflict resolution among drug dealers. Skolnick, the host of the Warcraft Less Traveled podcast, joins them as a guest to discuss the 1995 movie, Seven.

Below are a few links that we reference in this episode.

Yes Really:

Inside Criminal Justice:
Book Smart:
When we talk about academic or scientific articles on Sounds Criminal, we are going to ask several basic questions:

  • What did the researchers do or study?
  • What concepts do we need to know to understand their conclusions?
  • And; what did the researchers conclude?
We summarize this article on Episode 3:
  • Jacques, Scott and Richard Wright. 2011. Informal Control and Illicit Drug Trade. Criminology 49:729-765.
Scandalous Pleasures:
Skolnick, of Warcraft Less Traveled, a World of Warcraft podcast, joined us to discuss the movie, Se7en.

Episode 2: From the Hierarchy Rule to “I Finally Watched Dexter”

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In this episode of the Sounds Criminal podcast, Shay & D talk about a real Weekend at Bernie’s, changes in store for the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Rape definition, a few nuances of UCR rules, the UCR Handbook, and find out what Shay thought of her first Dexter experience.

Below are a few links that we reference in this episode.

Yes Really:

Book Smart:
Scandalous Pleasures:
Because I can’t just watch a TV show and not get all nerdy:
–Shay