Episode 67

Shattering the Myth of Rational Justice

The American justice system is based on incorrect assumptions about the rationality and logic of human behavior.

That’s according to Drexel University Law Professor Adam Benforado, the New York Times bestselling author of Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice.

Using the disciplines of psychology and social science upon which he based his book, Adam and host Matt Adams explore the systemic blind spots of the criminal justice system in the investigation, adjudication and punishment stages.

They also examine the potential to rebuild and reform the system using a more realistic model set of human behavior.