Resistance to Injustice: Convict Criminology's role in an Erratic Present and Uncertain Future

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

Convict Criminology focuses on the illumination of dysfunction inside corrections and the criminal justice institution, and is engaging in progressive discussions about overcoming bias against the formerly incarcerated. In the current volatile political and social climate, how does Convict Criminology respond to the challenges posed by the current national and global social milieu? We will examine how such research can be transformed into practice which functions to resist structures of social inequality presently, and what course of action to take in the future.

Sub Unit

• Area X. Perceptions and Responses to Crime and Justice / 54. Convict Criminology

Individual Presentations

• A Theory of Socio-Political Effects of Mass Incarceration on the United States: Mass Correctional Reform Equals Mass Pro-Social Reform - Grant Tietjen, St. Ambrose University

• "Convict Criminology Testimony: Using Polar Opposites to Fight against the Epoch of Neo-incarceration." - Lucas Dietsche, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

• "Doing Convict Criminology as a Non-Con." - Nicholas Park, Gavilan College