Date: Saturday, August 9

Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM

Session 050: Racial Disparities in CJ/CL System
Room: Buckingham Room

Sponsors: Crime and Justice
Sociology, Social Work, and Social Welfare

Organizer: Christopher Dum, Kent State University

Presider &

Discussant: Miltonette Olivia Craig, Sam Houston State University

Description: 

This session examines issues of racial disparities in the criminal justice and criminal legal system.

Papers:

“‘The Way This System Is’: Exploring the Sources of Racial Disparities in Drug Courts in Ohio,” Additti Munshi and Tasha Perdue, The Ohio State University

“Black Women’s Experiences with State Violence: An Analysis of Complaints against Police,” Miltonette Olivia Craig, Sam Houston State University

“Race, Racism, and Racial Systems: Assessing the Cost of the Cradle to Prison Pipeline,” Rodney D. Coates, Miami University

“Racial Alienation and the U.S Carceral State: A Structural Public Health Critique,” Redha Qabazard, Columbia University

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