Roundtable: The Language Researchers Use to Refer to the Carceral System and Those Affected by It

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract/Description

There has been an increase in attention given to the language people use when discussing those affected by the carceral system. It is important that the terms we use as researchers give respect and humanize the experiences of this marginalized population. Do the terms we use to conceptualize those who have had experiences with the criminal justice system invoke potential stigma? This roundtable will discuss potential terminology for criminology/criminal justice researchers (especially those that study corrections and reentry) to put the identity of people before their status.

Sub Unit

• Area XI. Roundtables

Individual Presentations

• The Language Researchers Should Use When Referring to Justice Affected People - Michelle L. Malkin, Michigan State University

• How Language Matters in Our Research - Laura Murray, San Diego State University

• It's Time for Consistent Accepted Language Among Criminal Justice Researchers - Jeri Kirby, Fairmont State University

Chair

• Michelle L. Malkin, Michigan State University

Discussants

• J. Renee Trombley, Claflin University

• Kevin Walsh