Shedding light on the origins of injustice

We look to trace the roots of state sanctioned technologies of oppression in the Criminal Justice System with a particular focus on their manifestations within New York City- often perceived as a social laboratory for penal techniques of population management.
 

Reinvigorating critical criminology

With an unprecedented archive of cataloged and digitized critical criminology materials dating back over fifty years, this project will aim to breathe life back into this sidelined field through public facing materials and resources.

A resource for the abolitionist movement

By housing resources on the history of the penal expansion and reform, a deeper understanding of its history can supplement the abolitionist movement, and provide context to historic shifts in policy to those advocating for lasting and real change.

A hub for discussion on progessive criminology

Through the broad connections of the directorship in the USA and UK, this research group will hold events at John Jay College of Criminal Justice concerning major themes of the group extending the knowledge to undergraduates and the broader CUNY community.

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