Chicago Justice Podcast Season 2 Intro

The first episode of season 2 of the Chicago Justice Podcast drops on Wednesday Jan 5th. The first episode will feature Jonathan Manes and Alejandro Ruizesesparza from the LucyPparsons Lab. We will be discussing a gun shot identification system called ShotSpotter, now it works or doesn't work, and the Chicago Police Department secretly extending the contract with ShotSpotter months ahead of the current contract ending and without any public discussion about the validity of the technology.

Other guests that will be featured in season two:


32nd Scott Waguespack discussing the Chicago Park District sexual harrassment, sexual assault, and rape scandal

Jonathan Manes _ MacArthur & Alejandro Ruizes-esparza Lucy Parson's Lab - discussing ShotSpotter

15th Raymond Lopez - discussing crime and violence in Chicago and bail reform

Albert Fox Cahn is the Founder & Executive Director of Surveillance Technology Oversight Project’s (S.T.O.P.’s) - discussing the LA Police Department's use of predictive policing

OLIVIA FARRELL - is the Director of Policy, Advocacy, & Research at The Network - discussing domestic violence

Dr. Todd Clear -  is Professor of Criminal Justice at the Rutgers Univeristy in the CRJ department. He is also a past president of the American Society of Criminology - discussing the urge by law makers and the media to revert back to 1980s types of policing and incarceration