Convict Criminology #1: History, Research, and Praxis in Convict Criminology

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This panel presents emerging research within the subfield of Convict Criminology. Authors will present historical, theoretical, and activist analyses of punishment. Topics explored include the use of prisons as punishment, the dichotomy between 'carceral' and 'conventional' citizens, and an exploration of how incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals contribute to the ongoing fight for liberation in the United States.

Sub Unit

• Area X. Critical Criminology / 74. Convict Criminology

Individual Presentations

• Why We Use Prisons to Punish Criminal Offenders: A Socio-Historical Investigation into the Evolution of the Use of Prisons as a Method of Punishment. - Gary J. Kowaluk, Lincoln University of Missouri

• Carceral Status in the Matrix of Domination: Advancing a New Axis of Stratification in Research and Practice - Denise Ruth Woodall, University of North Georgia / American University

• From total institutions to totalitarianism: Formerly incarcerated people are bringing the fight for justice - Grant Tietjen, University of Washington Tacoma

Organized by a Division or external group?

Organized by the Division of Convict Criminology