What would a progressive response to crime look like? On the next Your Call, we'll speak with Jonathan Simon, associate dean at Berkeley's School of Law and author of Governing through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear. After the New Deal coalition fell apart in the 60s, Simon argues that civil rights and economic equality advances were reversed by a national obsession with personal safety. How is that playing out today? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy.
Guest: Jonathan Simon, associate dean at Berkeley's School of Law and author of Governing through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear
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