3 episodes
In Justice We Trust? In Justice We Trust?
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- True Crime
True crime stories that have changed the laws and regulations we know today. Narration by Laura
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Episode 3 - Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr.
Up until 2009, the U.S. federal hate crime laws did not protect many groups of people. The murder of Matthew Shepard, a gay man, and James Byrd Jr. a black man, in 1998, called for national attention to protect more people in federal hate crime laws.
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Episode 2 - Ernesto Miranda
Do you know what your rights are under police custody? Learn about the origin of where the Miranda warning comes from with this story of Ernesto Miranda in 1966.
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Episode 1 - Amber Hagermen
How did the Amber Alerts start? Did you know that is was named after Amber Rene Hagermen? A heinous crime has saved hundreds of lives of young kids after 1996.