This review synthesizes the historical literature on the criminalization and incarceration of
black Americans for an interdisciplinary audience. Drawing on key insights from new …

Against the backdrop of Ferguson and the Black Lives Matter movement, we ask what the
American politics subfield has to say about the political lives of communities subjugated by …

" We used to think that if we improved policing we could escape its violence," Rachel
Herzing began. 1 It was November 2014, the fall that Darren Wilson killed Michael Brown …

Each year, US child protection authorities investigate millions of families, disproportionately
poor families and families of color. These investigations involve multiple home visits to …

We live in a time of interrelated crises. Economic inequahty and precarity, and crises of
democracy, ldimate change, and more raise significant challenges for legal scholarship and …

This article examines the intersection of two structural developments: the growth of
surveillance and the rise of “big data.” Drawing on observations and interviews conducted …

Proactive policing, as a strategic approach used by police agencies to prevent crime, is a
relatively new phenomenon in the United States. It developed from a crisis in confidence in …

In the era of mass incarceration, over 600,000 people are released from federal or state
prison each year, with many returning to chaotic living environments rife with violence. In …

This book demonstrates the value of ethnographic theory and methods in understanding
space and place, and considers how ethnographically-based spatial analyses can yield …

James Hayes sat on a stool amid a semi-circle of desks inside a law school classroom. I'd
first met Hayes at an Ohio vigil for Mike Brown during the Ferguson uprising. 1 At the time …