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