Can the Criminal Justice System be Fixed? (with Matt Martens)

Is the criminal justice system in the US broken? If so, what would it take to fix it? Are there parts of the justice system that are actually unjust? Join Scott and Sean as they discuss these questions and more with attorney Matthew Martens around his new book Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal.

Matthew Martens is a long time attorney, has seen both sides of the criminal justice system.  He has worked both as a federal prosecutor (9 years) and as a criminal defense attorney (12 years).  He also has a MA in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary.

Read a transcript of this episode at https://www.biola.edu/blogs/think-biblically/2023/can-the-criminal-justice-system-be-fixed

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Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture is a podcast from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, which offers degrees both online and on campus in Southern California.

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