The Impossible Network

David Risley - How To Redesign and Reform The Criminal Justice System

Feb 13, 2023

01:33:56

David E Risley is the host of the Justice Voices podcast and the Justice Visions Project.

David has a vision and mission to build a strategic action platform to redesign the US criminal justice system. a pretty seismic task indeed to redirect resources to more cost-effective solutions and reform the delivery of justice for all.

What we discuss

David discusses who he is and what shaped him (5.00 - 11.00)
We discuss faith and spiritual connections in people (11.00 - 14.00)
Discusses spiritual harmony and harmony in Justice (14.30-16.00)
David discusses other influences in shaping him (16.00- 20.00)
His early decision to focus on solving human problems through law (21.00 - 23.00)
His ability to see both sides of an argument (24.30- 26.30)
Being comfortable in ambiguity (27.30 - 29.00)
Why he was drawn to criminal justice (30.30 - 32.00)
The responsibility of a prosecutor (32.00- 35.00)
His desire to address the issues in the Criminal Justice System and launch Justice Voices podcast (35.30 - 38.00)
The problem with the current punishment paradigm and restorative justice (39. 00 - 43.20)
Resolving the addiction to the punishment paradigm and the cost to society (45.00 -53.00)
Cost of Recidivism (53.00 - 54.30)
David and I discuss alternatives to the current system, aligning incentives and desired outcomes, and the role of CBT (56.00 - 1.01.45)
Injecting innovation to the current system (1.02.00 - 1.06.15)
Davids Justice Visions strategy to reform the system through design thinking ( 1.08.00 - 1.01.00)
Davids explains the innovative work being done in Bronzville, Chicago, on addressing violent-ization and trauma-informed services (1.11.30 -1.15.00)
Problem-solving in schools and unlocking human talent(1.17.00 - 1.24.30)
David describes the work of Readi Chicago in using data to create early interventions (1.27.30 - 1.30.00)