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Crime

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Crime.

Video playlists about Crime

Eye-opening undercover journalism

These investigations into the dark underbelly of society shed light on some of the world’s most pressing issues.

The deadly genius of organized crime

Demystify criminal networks by learning how they build roots in society and weave themselves into the shadows of everyday life.

Secret realities

Delve into talks that explore the hidden communities and unseen places that exist just off the beaten path of our everyday lives.

True crime

These talks pull interesting ideas out of shocking crimes.

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Talks about Crime

The surprising psychology behind your urge to break the rules

Clementine Jacoby

How bad data traps people in the US justice system

How to write the perfect crime, according to Agatha Christie

Nick Turner and Whitney Pennington Rodgers

How to fix two of the most broken systems in the US

The rise of predatory scams -- and how to prevent them

Theranos, whistleblowing and speaking truth to power

Why violence clusters in cities -- and how to reduce it

Robin Steinberg and Manoush Zomorodi

The US is addicted to incarceration. Here's how to break the cycle

How forgiveness can create a more just legal system

Rabiaa El Garani

Hope and justice for women who've survived ISIS

The TED Interview

Michael Tubbs on politics as a force for good

How we can eliminate child sexual abuse material from the internet

Community-powered criminal justice reform

Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff

How we can make racism a solvable problem -- and improve policing

Jarrell Daniels

What prosecutors and incarcerated people can learn from each other

The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime

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Exclusive articles about Crime

How the bail system in the US became such a mess — and how it can be fixed

In the United States, nearly 70 percent of the people held in local jails are there for one reason: they don’t have enough money to pay bail. Here’s a look at how this came to be and what it would take to change it.

Posted Aug 2018

The difference between corporate privacy and secrecy

Secrecy is often used as a legal shield to cover up illegal actions by businesses. Anti-corruption activist and TED Prize winner Charmian Gooch explains why we should care -- and what we should do.

Posted Jul 2014

Why I believe the death penalty is wrong

Three men were executed by lethal injection in the United States last week. Helen Walters argues that the death penalty is wrong -- and a new philosophy of criminal justice is desperately needed.

Posted Jun 2014

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