Send us a text! Let us know what you think! In this episode of 'Deviants' with Danny and Zurc, the hosts discuss the contrasting approaches to policing in the UK and US. They delve into Bonnie Burkhart's book 'Manufacturing Criminals,' which criticizes the US for incentivizing arrests over crime prevention through organizations like the ICAC Task Force. The episode highlights how these perverse incentives can cause victims to turn on other victims, creating a destructive cycle. Through compar...
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Send us a text! Let us know what you think! In this episode of 'Deviants' with Danny and Zurc, the hosts discuss the contrasting approaches to policing in the UK and US. They delve into Bonnie Burkhart's book 'Manufacturing Criminals,' which criticizes the US for incentivizing arrests over crime prevention through organizations like the ICAC Task Force. The episode highlights how these perverse incentives can cause victims to turn on other victims, creating a destructive cycle. Through compar...
Perverse Incentives or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Internet Part 1
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2 weeks ago
Perverse Incentives or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Internet Part 1
Send us a text! Let us know what you think! This episode of 'Deviants' dives into the controversial and complex realm of sexual offense investigations and decoy operations in the US and UK. Hosts Zurc and Danny break down the legal intricacies of entrapment, revealing stark differences in how these cases are handled across the Atlantic. They argue that while the US invests billions in sting operations that often entrap vulnerable individuals, it neglects funding for primary prevention that co...
Deviants
Send us a text! Let us know what you think! In this episode of 'Deviants' with Danny and Zurc, the hosts discuss the contrasting approaches to policing in the UK and US. They delve into Bonnie Burkhart's book 'Manufacturing Criminals,' which criticizes the US for incentivizing arrests over crime prevention through organizations like the ICAC Task Force. The episode highlights how these perverse incentives can cause victims to turn on other victims, creating a destructive cycle. Through compar...
