Ashley T. Rubin
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View article: Neo-Institutional Analyses of Criminal Legal Organizations and Policies
Neo-Institutional Analyses of Criminal Legal Organizations and Policies Open
Since emerging in the late 1970s and early 1980s, neo-institutional theory has been a popular framework for understanding law, legal institutions, and policies on the books and in action. Neo-institutional theory has been particularly usef…
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View article: A Symposium to Mark the Publication, by New York University Press, of Ian O’Donnell's <i>Prison Life: Pain, Resistance, and Purpose</i>
A Symposium to Mark the Publication, by New York University Press, of Ian O’Donnell's <i>Prison Life: Pain, Resistance, and Purpose</i> Open
Recognizing the major scholarly contributions to criminology by the noted Irish criminologist, Ian O’Donnell, The Prison Journal invited seven contemporary corrections and punishment scholars to offer insights into O’Donnell’s new book, Pr…
View article: The Promises and Pitfalls of Path Dependence Frameworks for Analyzing Penal Change
The Promises and Pitfalls of Path Dependence Frameworks for Analyzing Penal Change Open
Although the study of penal changes throughout history is central to punishment studies, the field has taken little from historical institutionalistsâ theories of institutional change. One of the most relevant such theories is path depen…
View article: The promises and pitfalls of path dependence frameworks for analyzing penal change
The promises and pitfalls of path dependence frameworks for analyzing penal change Open
Although the study of penal changes throughout history is central to punishment studies, the field has taken little from historical institutionalists’ theories of institutional change. One of the m...
View article: Early US Prison History Beyond Rothman: Revisiting<i>The Discovery of the Asylum</i>
Early US Prison History Beyond Rothman: Revisiting<i>The Discovery of the Asylum</i> Open
David J. Rothman's The Discovery of the Asylum, one of the first major works to critically interrogate the beginning of America's extensive reliance on institutionalization, effectively launched the contemporary field of prison history. Ro…
View article: Fracturing the penal state: State actors and the role of conflict in penal change
Fracturing the penal state: State actors and the role of conflict in penal change Open
The concept of a penal or carceral state has quickly become a staple in punishment and criminal justice literatures. However, the concept, which suffers from a proliferation of meanings and is frequently undefined, gives readers the impres…
View article: Penal change as penal layering: A case study of proto-prison adoption and capital punishment reduction, 1785–1822
Penal change as penal layering: A case study of proto-prison adoption and capital punishment reduction, 1785–1822 Open
Recently, scholars have increasingly criticized descriptions of significant penal change as “ruptures”—sudden breaks with past practices, often replacing old technologies with new. This article promotes an alternative understanding of pena…