Video and Multimedia

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Video Resources

Video 1: Cesare Beccaria’s “On Crimes and Punishments” and the Rise of Utilitarianism
Description: This video explores “On Crimes and Punishments” and the resulting rise of utilitarianism.

Video 2: Merton's Strain Theory
Description: Robert Merton (1910–2003) argued that society may be set up in a way that encourages too much deviance.

Audio Resources

Audio 1: How A Theory Of Crime And Policing Was Born, And Went Terribly Wrong
Description: The broken windows theory of policing suggested that cleaning up the visible signs of disorder--like graffiti, loitering, panhandling and prostitution--would prevent more serious crime as well.

Audio 2: The New Science Behind Our 'Unfair' Criminal Justice System
Description: “Good people with the best of intentions . . . can get things terribly, terribly wrong,” says legal scholar Adam Benforado. His book, Unfair, explores the intrinsic flaws of the American justice system.