SSSP 2024 Annual Meeting
Date: Friday, August 9
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Session 016: Experiencing the Law
Room: Kafka
Sponsor: Law and Society
Organizers: Chiara Clio Packard, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Catherine Hastings, Macquarie University
Presider &
Discussant: Shaneya Nyasia Simmelkjaer, Syracuse University
Description: The law affects people’s lives in a myriad of ways. This session examines how people experience the law, legal institutions, and legal practice. The papers explore the experiences of a variety of different people with different legal institutions, such as parents in family drug court, individuals on parole, family members of justice-involved individuals cosigning bail bonds, and tenants facing eviction and housing instability. Together, these presentations will draw us into the lives and on-the-ground experiences of individuals as they navigate and grapple with the consequences of legal practice and legal change.
Papers:
“‘They Can’t Keep Their Foot on Our Necks’: Carceral Citizenship, Parole Reform, and Disrupting Mass Incarceration,” Shaneya Nyasia Simmelkjaer and Winston J. Scott, Syracuse University
“Reconceptualizing Eviction: Examining the Violent Dynamics against Tenants,” Natalie J. Cholula, Portland State University, Honorable Mention in the Law and Society Division’s Student Paper Competition
“Community Experiences with COVID-19 Eviction Moratoriums in Florida,” Estefany Londono, University of Central Florida and Felicia O. Casanova, University of Miami
“Staying in the Program: Family Drug Court Parent Perceptions,” Erik Matthew Wittrup, Michigan State University