The Discipline and Punish Podcast

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Interviews with academics and experts who work on issues related to the U.S. criminal justice system. Host Thomas Baker is a PhD student in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is a former police officer who studies police culture and police use of force. Thomas is a U.S. Army veteran and a 2018 Pat Tillman Scholar award winner.

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#28 FATAL ENCOUNTERS – Documenting Police Related Deaths in the U.S. – Brian Burghart

Sep 27 2020 74 mins  
On this episode, Brian Burghart and I discuss his work to document every police related deaths in the U.S. since the year 2000. We talk about the lack of a comprehensive government run national database, why he came to create Fatal Encounters, what was required to create it, how it’s managed, and the future of the database.From www.fatalencounters.org:Hi, my name is D. Brian Burg

#27 POLICE VIOLENCE AND BLACK CHILDREN – The psychological costs and implications – Ashley N. Jackson

Sep 20 2020 73 mins  
www.thomasowenbaker.com for podcasts, LIVE streams, writing, and more.In this episode, Ashley N. Jackson from Washington University-St. Louis and I discuss the psychological impacts of police violence on adolescent Black boys. We talk about the history of race in the U.S., how it intersects police violence, "the talk", and Jackson's research.About Ashley N. Jackson:h

#26 DEFUND THE POLICE – What Does The End of Policing Look Like? – Alex Vitale

Sep 06 2020 44 mins  
www.thomasowenbaker.comIn this episode, Professor Alex Vitale from Brooklyn College and I discuss his book The End of Policing. We talk about the current crisis and how the use of policing as a form of social control can be reduced in the U.S. We talk about the drug war, the mental health crisis, deindustrialization, and automated driving technology. http://www.alex-vitale.info/Ale

#25 THE FUZZY LINE BETWEEN WAR AND POLICING – Where does one end and the other begin – Green Beret Logan Leslie

Aug 30 2020 108 mins  
On this episode, Green Beret, Tillman Scholar, and Harvard Law graduate Logan Leslie and I discuss the fuzzy line between domestic law enforcement and the military. We talk about the veteran experience and how the Global War on Terrorism influences U.S. policing. We also discuss how to control police use of force and also touch on his recent experience working the protests in Atlan

#24 BODY OF THE CONQUISTADOR – Early European Social Control in the Americas – Professor Rebecca Earle

Aug 23 2020 54 mins  
Please visit thomasowenbaker.com for more podcasts, videos, streams, and writing.On this episode, Professor Rebecca Earle and I discuss early forms of social control in the Americas. Professor Earle studies the history of food and focuses on the Spanish conquest. She describes what “policing” might have looked like in 1492 and how the diets of European and Native populations we

#23 PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS IN THE AGE OF BLACK LIVES MATTER – With former PSYOP’s soldier - Rick Schumacher

Aug 09 2020 87 mins  
Please visit thomasowenbaker.com for more podcasts, videos, streams, and writing.Check out https://www.schumachercg.com/ for information regarding Rick’s consultant work. On this episode, former psychological operations soldier Rick Schumacher and I discuss his path into the military, the recent deployment of federal officers to U.S. cities, as well as the use of PSYOPS and propa

#22 UTOPIAN DREAMING INSIDE SEATTLE’S CHAZ - A Marine combat correspondent reports – Ethan E. Rocke

Jul 16 2020 132 mins  
Please visit thomasowenbaker.com for more podcasts, videos, streams, and writing.Check out coffeeordie.com to see Ethan’s recent work.On this episode, Coffee or Die senior editor Ethan Rocke and I discuss his recent trip to the Capital Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) in Seattle. We also talk about his experiences as a Marine combat correspondent, the social division currently facing

#21 THE AGONY and the ECSTASY OF #METOO - Finding justice following a sex crime - Guy Hamilton-Smith

Jul 14 2020 79 mins  
Please visit www.thomasowenbaker.com for more podcasts, videos, streams, and writing.On this episode, Guy Hamilton-Smith and I discuss sex crimes, his experience as a victim and an offender, the origins of the #metoo movement, how the U.S. manages sex related offenses, obstacles to achieving justice for victims of sex crimes, and how to improve the system. Bio: Hamilton-Smith advoc

#20 - FROM THE BATTLEFIELD TO THE BOOKSHELF – EXPLORING POLICE FICTION – Terry Weaver Jr.

Jul 07 2020 55 mins  
FROM THE BATTLEFIELD TO THE BOOKSHELF – EXPLORING POLICE FICTION – Terry Weaver Jr. Ep. 20On this episode, Terry Weaver and I discuss his book A Dark Day in Texas. We talk about the Pat Tillman Foundation, his time as a Navy Corpsman, and the role those experiences have played in shaping the police fiction he creates. Terry grew up in the Mountain View Trailerpark in San Bernar

#19 - HOW DO WE MAKE POLICE OFFICERS TREAT TRANSGENDER PEOPLE FAIRLY? – Professor Jace Valcore

Jun 23 2020 67 mins  
On this episode, Professor Valcore and I discuss the history of policing in the transgender community, the current state of affairs, what impact has training on addressing the problem, and steps we can take to create an institution that provides all communities with fair and equitable police services. Jace L. Valcore, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the Univer