Tag: criminal justice reform

Resisting Repression: Black Lives Movement in Context

June 4, 2020 Pamela Oliver Black Movement, Social Movements

The huge wave of protests against police violence that is happening this week has new features tied to the current moment, but is grounded in a movement that has been building for decades. Its direct ties to the Black Lives Matter protests of 2014-2016 should be obvious, but that movement,

The Struggle for Criminal Justice Reform

August 31, 2017 Michelle Phelps Imprisonment, Research on protest & social movements

This is a guest post by Michelle Phelps, Joshua Page, and Philip Goodman. The history of criminal justice in the U.S. is often described as a pendulum, swinging back and forth between strict punishment and lenient rehabilitation. Before the election of President Donald J. Trump, many argued the pendulum was