Crime, Law, Justice and the Trump Administration 1: Punishment, Impunity, and Corruption

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

The discretionary application of law and law enforcement to disparate social groups in ways that advantage some and disadvantage others has long been a concern of criminologists and others concerned with the uniform application of justice. This panel examines how key policy directions of the Trump administration are threaten the rights of those who are not heterosexual, while increasing the scope for free action among those engage in corruption in the context of states and/or corporations.

Sub Unit

• Area X. Critical Criminology / 79. Critical Perspectives in Criminology

Individual Presentations

• Gender Ideology Extremism,” “Radical Indoctrination,” and “Junk Science”: Anti-Trans Scapegoating and the Second Trump Administration - Max Osborn, Villanova University

• Trump and the Trifecta of Violence - Sara Brightman, Fayetteville State University; Emily Lenning, Fayetteville State University

• Wither Anti-Corruptionism? Trump and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - Steven Bittle, University of Ottawa; John Frauley, University of Ottawa

• Donald Trump as the Houdini of State-Organized Crime: A Snapshot of an Unconstitutional U.S. President - Gregg Barak, Eastern Michigan University

Discussant

• Kimberly Cook, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Organized by a Division or external group?

Critical Criminology and Social Justice