Flip Side of the Coin
Flip Side of the Coin is a podcast where people can go to explore different viewpoints on many issues. We take an issue and in one episode we examine and explore one viewpoint, and then in the next episode we do the same for the other side of the issue. Our goal is to give our listeners a place where they can explore differing viewpoints and their merits without feeling the need to defend themselves or argue back. Join us as we explore political and social issues, and even break down some issues that are just for fun, as we examine how others view the world in Flip Side of the Coin.
Flip Side of the Coin
The War on Drugs Pt 2
We continue our conversation around the War on Drugs and its relationship with the United States' increase in its prison population through the last quarter of the 20th century. This week we look at the argument that the it was policy decisions that drove the US to increase its number of inmates, rather than it being a direct result of more crime.
We look at the correlation between arrest rates and policy changes as well as incarceration rates to similar countries to the US as we explore this point of view.