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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

4 talks • 54:28

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

5 talks • 1h 13m

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

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.

True crime

7 talks • 1h 33m

These talks pull interesting ideas out of shocking crimes.

Talks about Crime

Erika Cheung

Theranos, whistleblowing and speaking truth to power

Posted Nov 2020

Thomas Abt

Why violence clusters in cities — and how to reduce it

Posted Jul 2020

Robin Steinberg and Manoush Zomorodi

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

Posted May 2020

Martha Minow

How forgiveness can create a more just legal system

Posted Mar 2020

Rabiaa El Garani

Hope and justice for women who've survived ISIS

Posted Nov 2019

Julie Cordua

How we can eliminate child sexual abuse material from the internet

Posted Oct 2019

Raj Jayadev

Community-powered criminal justice reform

Posted Sep 2019

Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff

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

Posted Sep 2019

Jarrell Daniels

What prosecutors and incarcerated people can learn from each other

Posted May 2019

Kim Gorgens

The surprising connection between brain injuries and crime

Posted Apr 2019

Lindy Lou Isonhood

A juror's reflections on the death penalty

Posted Feb 2019

Julia Shaw

A memory scientist's advice on reporting harassment and discrimination

Posted Nov 2018

Darieth Chisolm

How revenge porn turns lives upside down

Posted Oct 2018

Kelly Richmond Pope

How whistle-blowers shape history

Posted Oct 2018

Kym Worthy

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

Posted Sep 2018

Tracie Keesee

How police and the public can create safer neighborhoods together

Posted Sep 2018

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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 b...

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 — an...

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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