Crime

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

Video playlists about Crime

Life in—and after—prison

9 talks • 1h 33m
More than 2.3 million people in the United States are in prison or jail. Here, talks that speak to the experience of life behind bars—and different perspectives on what can make it a rehabilitating experience.

Talks for understanding the drug trade

5 talks • 1h 29m
The global drug trade is complex. These talks offer nuanced reframes on an issue which is so often thought about in absolutes.

True crime

7 talks • 1h 33m
These talks pull interesting ideas out of shocking crimes.

Secret realities

10 talks • 2h 31m
Delve into talks that explore the hidden communities and unseen places that exist just off the beaten path of our everyday lives.
See all 6 playlists on Crime

Talks about Crime

14:51

Thomas Abt

Why violence clusters in cities — and how to reduce it

Posted Jul 2020
17:38

Robin Steinberg and Manoush Zomorodi

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

Posted May 2020
14:53

Martha Minow

How forgiveness can create a more just legal system

Posted Mar 2020
15:01

Rabiaa El Garani

Hope and justice for women who've survived ISIS

Posted Nov 2019
13:50

Julie Cordua

How we can eliminate child sexual abuse material from the internet

Posted Oct 2019
12:54

Raj Jayadev

Community-powered criminal justice reform

Posted Sep 2019
12:13

Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff

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

Posted Sep 2019
12:04

Jarrell Daniels

What prosecutors and incarcerated people can learn from each other

Posted May 2019
11:42

Kim Gorgens

The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime

Posted Apr 2019
16:00

Lindy Lou Isonhood

A juror's reflections on the death penalty

Posted Feb 2019
9:41

Julia Shaw

A memory scientist's advice on reporting harassment and discrimination

Posted Nov 2018
10:00

Darieth Chisolm

How revenge porn turns lives upside down

Posted Oct 2018
12:01

Kelly Richmond Pope

How whistle-blowers shape history

Posted Oct 2018
19:05

Kym Worthy

What happened when we tested thousands of abandoned rape kits in Detroit

Posted Sep 2018
9:57

Tracie Keesee

How police and the public can create safer neighborhoods together

Posted Sep 2018
10:05

Simona Francese

Your fingerprints reveal more than you think

Posted Sep 2018
See all 63 talks on Crime

Exclusive articles about Crime

Why I believe the death penalty is wrong

Three men were killed by lethal injection in the United States within a 24-hour period last week. That’s right, the industrial prison complex roared back into action after a bot...
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