Incarceration

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Katherine Beckett
Professor, LSJ/Sociology
Ann Frost
Associate Teaching Professor, LSJ/ Sociology

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Related Research

Katherine Beckett. 2018. “The Politics, Peril and Promise of Criminal Justice Reform in theContext of Mass Incarceration.” Annual Review of Criminology 1: 235-59.
Katherine Beckett and Allison Goldberg. Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing in Washington State. Seattle: University of Washington, 2024.
Katherine Beckett and Allison Goldberg. 2024. Sentencing Reform in Washington State: Progress and Pitfalls. In partnership with the Seattle Clemency Project.
Laibe, Kaitlyn. "Hopeful: An Examination of Incarcerated People's Experience Learning of Unexpected Early Release". University of Washington. Department of Law, Societies, and Justice, 2023.
Gao, Elizabeth Lu. "Detention Corporations' Influence: Financial Contributions and Contracts Within Politics." University of Washington. Department of of Law, Societies, and Justice, 2023.
Jacobsen, Elise. "Racial Stereotypes and News Media: An Exploration of United States Drug History". University of Washington. Department of Law, Societies, and Justice, 2021.
"Parental Incarceration's Effects on Childhood Eating Patterns". Law, Societies, and Justice, Munizza, E. J., Honors Thesis, 2021.
Leslie, Sarah. "A New Leash on Life: Benefits of Dog Training Programs in Prisons". Law, Societies, and Justice Honors Report, 2021.
Michael McCann and Filiz Kahraman, “The Interdependence of Authoritarian and Liberal Legalities in Racial Capitalist Regimes.” With Filiz Kahraman. Article solicited for Annual Review of Law and Social Science. 2021.
“How States Justify Internment: The Case of Northern Ireland.” Sarah Dreier, Emily Gade, and Michael McCann. Funded by NSF grant. Planned submission to Law & Society Review, summer 2020.