Measures and Meanings of Crime and Justice in the Global South
New strategies to create knowledge, build community, and push for reform
Thursday, October 11th - Saturday, October 13th, 2018
Rutgers University, Newark
Dates
- Final program: September 7, 2018
- Opening + Workshop: October 11-13, 2018
- Proceedings+Web recordings/photos: November 1, 2018
Scope
This workshop showcases emerging work and ideas on crime and justice in the "global south". This includes new methods for empirical research, new voices that create knowledge within or outside academia, and attention to new and enduring problems ranging from pretrial detention to police stops. We will also talk about theory and theory-building in connection to evolving state/non-state actors, functions, and citizen demands.
Click here to learn more about the background for the workshop, the program or featured participants.
Approach
The workshop opens with the topic of new voices: On Oct. 11th we will screen two new documentaries reflecting on varying forms of punishment and justice: Tunisia: Justice in Transition (2017, 75 min), on courts and regime change, and "The only way out is through Jesus’: The El Salvador pastors saving MS-13 gang members (2018, 13 min), on strategies of redemption and rehabilitation. After the screening we will have a public conversation with films' story-makers and other featured speakers.
The first full day of talks will be centered on measures - panels will address issues related to method, fieldwork and knowledge production in Latin America and beyond. The guiding theme for the second day is meanings, and it will feature contributions on key substantive questions --punishment, accountability, identity-- and related strategies to galvanize change.
All panels involve two or three presentations and/or a invited discussant, and ample time for questions/follow-up. Most activities will be conducted in English, although some talks may be presented in Spanish or Portuguese (with English-translated slides and handouts but no simultaneous interpretation).
Dissemination
Conference presentations and short summaries of panel discussions will be posted here. During the workshop we will explore whether contributions made in full paper format can be grouped for publication consideration as an edited volume, or as part of a special-issue journal.
Conference presentations will also be streamed live, and uploaded for web-playing in a dedicated channel of youtube.com. To watch the livestream of the talks on October 12, click here. For the talks on October 13, click here.
Funding
Support provided by a Rutgers University, Newark Chancellor's Seed Grant and the School of Criminal Justice. Additional support provided by the Rule of Law Program for Latin America of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
