A historical account of sentencing. In this episode we speak with Professor Michael Campbell about punishment and society; more specifically, historical policy shifts in incarceration legislation and practice.
Michael is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Denver. His research employs mixed research methods to examine the social, historical and political forces that shape law and policy, especially those associated with mass incarceration. Along with Matt Vogel and Josh Williams, he won the American Society of Criminology’s Outstanding Article Award in 2017 for his article “Historical Contingencies and the Evolving Importance of Race, Violent Crime and Region in Explaining Mass Incarceration in the United States.” His current research—funded by the National Science Foundation, the Koch Foundation, and the Russell Sage Foundation—includes a collaborative project that examines state-level criminal justice reforms that affect correctional populations and mass incarceration. The goal is to compare reforms across state contexts since 2000 to better understand how state and national forces have shaped policy reform efforts in the United States.
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Get in touch with Mike:
University of Denver Website // michael.c.campbell AT du.edu // Personal Website
This is the book authored by Michael and his colleagues that was discussed in this episode of The Crim Academy:
Campbell, Michael, Schoenfeld, Heather, & Vaughn, Paige. (2020). Same old song and dance? An analysis of legislative activity in a period of penal reform. Punishment & Society, 22(4), 389-412. [Article Link]