Race and the Limits of Criminal Justice Reform: An Analysis of Elite Rhetoric in Four Cities

• In Event: Race, Place, and Public Policy

Brief Overview

How do political elites justify the preservation of the carceral state when its ideological foundations are threatened? We examine this question through analysis of elite rhetoric in 2020, amidst the backdrop of COVID-19 and nationwide protests.

Authors

• Erin Barbara Tatz, Boston University

• Lauren Mattioli, Boston University

• Spencer Piston, Boston University

• Helen Bekele, Boston University