# Our Criminal Injustice System **URL:** **By** Jason Brennan, Chris W. Surprenant, Trevor Burrus, Aaron Ross Powell **Published:** June 5, 2020 --- Jason Brennan and Chris Surprenant join us today to diagnose why and where the American criminal just system fails. The American criminal justice system is truly a mess. Cops are too violent, punishments are too punitive, and we imprison more people than any other country in the world. Is the Unites States one of the most violent countries in the Western World? Why did the U.S. militarize the police? Are police in the U.S. more violent than police in other countries? ## Further Reading: [Injustice for All: How Financial Incentives Corrupted and Can Fix the US Criminal Justice System](https://www.amazon.com/Injustice-All-Financial-Incentives-Corrupted/dp/113833880X), written by Chris W. Surprenant \& Jason Brennan [When the state is unjust, citizens may use justifiable violence](https://press.princeton.edu/ideas/jason-brennan-when-the-state-is-unjust-citizens-may-use-justifiable-violence), written by Jason Brennan [When Nonviolence Isn’t Enough](https://reason.com/2018/12/07/when-nonviolence-isnt-enough/), written by Jason Brennan ## Related Content: [The Problem of Police Misconduct](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/the-problem-of-police-misconduct), Free Thoughts Podcast [How Equal Rights for Black Americans Still Aren’t Equal Enough](https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/how-equal-rights-black-americans-still-arent-equal-enough), written by Jonathan Blanks [State Thugs and the Purpose of Government](https://www.libertarianism.org/blog/state-thugs-purpose-government), written by Aaron Ross Powell