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Robber-turned-filmmaker makes the case for humanizing criminals

Darius Clark Monroe complicates the view of young offenders in Evolution of a Criminal.
In elementary school, Darius Clark Monroe considered himself to be just like all the other kids in his class. So how did he end up robbing a bank when he was only 16? 

In his harrowing film Evolution of a Criminal, Monroe retraces the steps that led him astray and seeks out those he affected to apologize. Today he joins guest host Piya Chattopadhyay to discuss the results, as well as our cultural attitudes towards criminals and forgiveness.

Click here or on the listen button above to hear the full segment (audio runs 0:22:00), and watch the trailer for the Spike Lee-backed film below. 

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Darius Clark Monroe (second row, third from right), at Houston's Condit Elementary School in 1987. (Evolution of a Criminal)