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Definition

Drawing on Michael Buruway's (2005) advocacy for a “public sociology,” Uggen & Inderblitzen (2010) have argued that the energies of criminologists should be similarly directed. They suggest such efforts have the potential to not only reinvigorate the discipline but reshape public debates, and even policy, in matters that are simultaneously contentions and divorced from an empirical grounding. The response to their clarion call has been generally positive, however several authors have voiced a sense of caution, whether it be out of a sense that the discipline itself has several issues that first must be addressed (Rock 2010), a current lack of resources for the project (Land 2010), the indifference of policy makers to criminological insights (Tonry 2010), or a parallel indifference in academic criminology to policy-making issues (Mears 2010).

Contemporary Examples

There are many examples of public criminology being practiced in real time.

Newsmaking Criminology- Gregg Barak

Public Criminology within the academy- Sanders

Cato’s Project on Criminal Justice and its scholars are dedicated to restoring the integrity and legitimacy of the criminal justice system in the United States. https://www.cato.org/centers/project-criminal-justice (there are journals online that talk about initiatives on this site-we can elaborate on those)

The Marshall Project (2014) has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you will find the most recent and the most authoritative articles on the topics, people and events that are shaping the criminal justice conversation. https://www.themarshallproject.org14 Criminal Law and Social Change focuses on criminology research, crime and deviance, terrorism, and corruption worldwide. https://link.springer.com/journal/10611

Michelle Inderbitzen currently does a lot of work talking to prisoners and working to repair the criminal justice system.

A blog about Public Criminology by Chris Uggen, Michelle Inderbitzin, and Sara Wakefield

May work-saving for later

Current projects/experiments 1 The American Legislative Exchange Council works with many other groups that work together to find innovative policies to help rehabilitate and restore offenders' lives. https://www.alec.org/issue/criminal-justice-reform/

2 FAMM’s mission is to create a more fair and effective justice system that respects our American values of individual accountability and dignity while keeping our communities safe. https://famm.org/about-us/

3 Right on Crime takes a conservative approach to criminal justice: fighting crime, supporting victims, and protecting taxpayers. http://rightoncrime.com/

4 Justice Fellowship, The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. https://eji.org/justice-fellowship

5 Prison fellowship seeks to restore those affected by crime and incarceration by introducing prisoners, victims, and their families to a new hope available through Jesus Christ. https://www.prisonfellowship.org/about/justicereform/

6 Institute for justice (IJ) litigates to limit the size and scope of government power and to ensure that all Americans have the right to control their own destinies as free and responsible members of society. https://www.ij.org/

7 Stop Child Predators is dedicated to protecting children from sexual predators. https://www.stopchildpredators.org/

8 The First Step Act is designed to help offenders transition into society after release. FAMM hosted a panel on capitol hill August of 2018 to support this bill. Pennsylvania passed HB 1419 which allows certain criminals to have their record sealed automatically. https://www.alec.org/article/first-step-act-temporarily-stalls-but-states-continue-to-make-waves-on-laws-helping-ex-offenders-and-improving-public-safety/

9 The Milwaukee Experiment is headed by John Chisholm, the District Attorney in Milwaukee County. He is working on what to do about the mass incarceration of African Americans in his county.

10 The Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy and Practice has internships for current students which allows them to do specialized research in the field.

11 Cato’s Project on Criminal Justice and its scholars are dedicated to restoring the integrity and legitimacy of the criminal justice system in the United States. https://www.cato.org/centers/project-criminal-justice (there are journals online that talk about initiatives on this site-we can elaborate on those)

12 The Public Policy Project actively advocates for legislative and policy measures designed to reduce mass incarceration in the federal and state systems. https://lawyerscommittee.org/project/public-policy/criminal-justice/

13 The Marshall Project (2014) has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you will find the most recent and the most authoritative articles on the topics, people and events that are shaping the criminal justice conversation. https://www.themarshallproject.org

14 Criminal Law and Social Change focuses on criminology research, crime and deviance, terrorism, and corruption worldwide. https://link.springer.com/journal/10611

15 Michelle Inderbitzen currently does a lot of work talking to prisoners and working to repair the criminal justice system.

16 https://riseuposp.com/ is a site that gives advice for young people by sharing personal stories about life in the criminal justice system.

17 Sanders and Eisler