Criminal Justice

    Evaluate Steven Pinker’s argument in his book The Better Angels of Our Nature   Is the world really safer than it used to be? Why do you think the Long Peace took hold? Do you buy Pinker’s argument that it is here to stay? What are the roles of the Civilizing Process and the Humanitarian Revolution? Could these really have created a less violent world? Why do you think violence has gone down throughout the world? Do you think Pinker cherry-picks evidence? What does he ignore? What does he distort? How does Pinker’s discussion of human psychology add to our understanding of why the world has become a safer place? Is terrorism something to worry about? Can it really undo the Long Peace? Or is it just a remnant of violence that remains in an otherwise pacifying world?