Convict Criminology Panel #7: Feminist Perspectives in Convict Criminology

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

Feminist perspectives in convict criminology refer to an approach that critically examines the intersection of gender, race, class, and other social factors within the criminal justice system and the experiences of individuals impacted by incarceration. These perspectives emphasize understanding how systems of power, oppression, and inequality shape the lives of incarcerated individuals, particularly focusing on the unique challenges faced by women and marginalized groups in the criminal justice system. Feminist perspectives in convict criminology also advocate for social justice, equity, and the recognition of diverse experiences and voices within academic research, policy, and practice related to incarceration and reentry.

Sub Unit

• Area X. Critical Criminology / 71. Convict Criminology

Individual Presentations

• The Gendered Symbolic Violence of Criminological Theory and its Impact on the Woman Carceral Citizen Student. - Denise Ruth Woodall, University of North Georgia

• The Need for Zines: A Feminist Convict Criminological Theoretical Perspective on Zines, Poetry, and the Aesthetics of Abolition - Lucas Alan Dietsche, Institute for Doctoral Studies for Visual Arts

• I Am Who I Say I Am: Incarcerated Transwomen and Their Transfer to a California Women’s Prison - Laura J. Murray, North Carolina State University

• Hearing the Experiences of Family and Loved ones who are Incarcerated: Piecing Together Stories through Phone Calls and Prison Visitation - J. Renee Trombley, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Chair

• Veronica L. Horowitz, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Discussant

• Jennifer M. Ortiz, The College of New Jersey

Organized by a Division or external group?

Sponsored by the Division of Convict Criminology