The Courageous Life

On the Science of Second Chances | Jennifer Doleac

September 3, 2026·54 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

When criminal justice expert and Stanford-Trained economist, Jennifer Doleac thinks about reform, she’s not just hopeful, she’s optimistic that second chances are possible—for the justice-involved population and the system as a whole. In her eye opening new book: The Science of Second Chances, she reveals her powerful approach to reducing crime and incarceration. Today, we’ll take a deep dive into some of the cutting-edge economic research and real-world experiments sh...

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