Instructional Video10:11
PBS

Why Do We Have Private Prisons?

12th - Higher Ed
The US imprisons more people than any other country in the world. Today, Danielle explores why so many Americans are incarcerated and why we've turned to private prisons to hold that population.
Instructional Video3:03
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Maggie Front - Restorative Justice

Higher Ed
Maggie Front is a graduate of the Global Competency Certificate program at Columbia Teachers College, where she was a member of the pilot cohort. She recently collaborated on a two-year Teacher Inquiry Project to pilot a middle school...
Instructional Video7:41
ShortCutsTv

Labelling Theory

Higher Ed
Traditionally criminology focused on criminal action and its control. Labelling theory widened the focus to include the social reaction to crime and its consequences. This film documents the rise and fall of labelling theory and...
News Clip5:25
Curated Video

Restorative justice offers path to personal reclamation, advocate says

9th - Higher Ed
The National's Paul Hunter asks Marlee Liss, founder of the advocacy group Survivors for Justice Reform and a sexual assault survivor, to explain why she believes restorative justice offers an alternative path to healing.
News Clip5:25
Curated Video

Restorative justice offers path to personal reclamation for victims, says advocate

9th - Higher Ed
Marlee Liss, founder of the advocacy group Survivors for Justice Reform and a sexual assault survivor herself, talks to The National's Paul Hunter about how her experience with the criminal justice system left her feeling re-victimized,...
News Clip10:29
Bloomberg

Why Rapper Killer Mike Is Launching a Digital Bank

Higher Ed
Oct.08 -- Entertainer Michael "Killer Mike" Render discusses the launch of Greenwood, a new digital bank that he and a group of Black Atlanta businessmen have developed to serve local communities. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets: The...
News Clip1:59
Sky News

Restorative Justice is on the Rise

Higher Ed
Restorative Justice is on the Rise
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Restorative Justice: Lesson 2

9th - 10th
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that restorative justice is one of many conflict resolution methods, and is specifically an application of conflict resolution techniques to criminal activity and its aftermath. It...