Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Need for Collective Activism in Convict Criminology

Auteurs-es

  • Jennifer Ortiz The College of New Jersey

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.18192/jpp.v33i1.7019

Résumé

In this essay, I argue that the Division of Convict Criminology must reject the academic status quo by engaging in collective activism. Academia convinces scholars that the primary goal of their work is individual accolades with little regard for creating substantive change in the world. In doing so, academia exploits marginalized populations, like convicts, by pillaging data while off ering little meaningful assistance to marginalized groups. As Convict Criminology continues to expand its reach within academia, we have a duty to reject the academic status quo by adopting the scholarvist model that advocates for scholarship coupled with activism. It is our responsibility to combat the structural violence inherent in both academia and the criminal injustice system. This essay is a call for collective activism that targets the foundations of oppressive social institutions. The time has come for us to move beyond public statements and towards policy change that creates a more equitable society for current and future convicts.

Biographie de l'auteur-e

Jennifer Ortiz, The College of New Jersey

Jennifer Ortiz, PhD is an Associate Professor of Criminology at The College of New Jersey. She earned her doctorate in Criminal Justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. Her research interests center on structural violence within the criminal justice system with a focus on reentry post-incarceration and gangs. Dr. Ortiz is currently the Division Chair for the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Convict Criminology and Book Review Editor for Critical Criminology. She previously served as President of the New Albany, Indiana Human Rights Commission and as an executive board member for Mission Behind Bars and Beyond, a Kentucky-based non-profi t reentry organization. She can be reached via email at Ortizje@tcnj.edu or by mail at the following address:

Jennifer Ortiz, PhD
The College of New Jersey
2000 Pennington Road, SSB 333
Ewing Township, NJ 08628

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Publié-e

2023-11-16