Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice

The Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management (PCJ) was established in 1980 with funding from the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation. PCJ is part of the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Integrating theory with practice and academicians with practitioners--through research, Executive Sessions, teaching, writing, and publishing--the Program in Criminal Justice has attempted to challenge conventional wisdom in various domains of criminal justice policy.

Counterterrorism and the Targeting of Political Opponents

Counterterrorism and the Targeting of Political Opponents
The Popularity of Punishment

The Popularity of Punishment
Policing Borders and the Designation of Enemies Within

Policing Borders and the Designation of Enemies Within
Militarization, Policing, and Imprisonment Across Borders

Militarization, Policing, and Imprisonment Across Borders
Police Power in Building Authoritarian and Social Control

Police Power in Building Authoritarian and Social Control
The Development of Police in the U.S.: Suppressing and Stoking Racial and Class Conflicts

The Development of Police in the U.S.: Suppressing and Stoking Racial and Class Conflicts
Broken Bars: Reimagining a Blueprint for Healthcare in and Beyond Carceral Settings

Broken Bars: Reimagining a Blueprint for Healthcare in and Beyond Carceral Settings
Justice on the Frontlines: Case Studies in the Delivery of Community Healthcare

Justice on the Frontlines: Case Studies in the Delivery of Community Healthcare
How to Count Those Who Don’t Count: Criminal System Health Data, Outcomes, and Research

How to Count Those Who Don’t Count: Criminal System Health Data, Outcomes, and Research
Who Watches the Watchers? Challenges to Oversight and Accountability in Carceral Healthcare

Who Watches the Watchers? Challenges to Oversight and Accountability in Carceral Healthcare
Health Check Up: Current Medical “Standards of Care” in U.S. Jails, Prisons, and Detention Centers

Health Check Up: Current Medical “Standards of Care” in U.S. Jails, Prisons, and Detention Centers
Just How Bad? The Nature & Extent of Health Inequities for People in the U.S. Criminal Legal System

Just How Bad? The Nature & Extent of Health Inequities for People in the U.S. Criminal Legal System
Countermobilization & Community Control (trina reynolds-tyler, Shakeer Rahman & Cynthia Conti-Cook)

Countermobilization & Community Control (trina reynolds-tyler, Shakeer Rahman & Cynthia Conti-Cook)
New Terrain for Surveillance in Prisons (with Beryl Lipton, Daniel Schwarz, and Nila Bala)

New Terrain for Surveillance in Prisons (with Beryl Lipton, Daniel Schwarz, and Nila Bala)
RICO and Surveillance of Gangs & Protest Movements (with Babe Howell and Micah Herskind)

RICO and Surveillance of Gangs & Protest Movements (with Babe Howell and Micah Herskind)
Profiling in a Digital Age: Facial Recognition, Video Surveillance, and Policing (with Deborah Raji)

Profiling in a Digital Age: Facial Recognition, Video Surveillance, and Policing (with Deborah Raji)
Police Social Media Monitoring (with Rachel Levinson-Waldman and Josh Raisler Cohn)

Police Social Media Monitoring (with Rachel Levinson-Waldman and Josh Raisler Cohn)
What makes and keeps communities safe? Abolition of the Prison Industrial Complex (w Rachel Herzing)

What makes and keeps communities safe? Abolition of the Prison Industrial Complex (w Rachel Herzing)
Abolition of Policing: Intervention and Investment in Human Needs (with Alex Vitale)

Abolition of Policing: Intervention and Investment in Human Needs (with Alex Vitale)
Building Community Power toward Abolition (with Jocelyn Simonson, Tracy McCarter, and Rachel Foran)

Building Community Power toward Abolition (with Jocelyn Simonson, Tracy McCarter, and Rachel Foran)
Criminal Courts and the Abolition Movement (with Matthew Clair & Amanda Woog)

Criminal Courts and the Abolition Movement (with Matthew Clair & Amanda Woog)
The Promise of Reform: A Philosopher’s Critique of Prison Abolition (with Tommie Shelby)

The Promise of Reform: A Philosopher’s Critique of Prison Abolition (with Tommie Shelby)
Toward Prison Abolition: Redress, Repair, and Transforming Harm in Community (with Danielle Sered)

Toward Prison Abolition: Redress, Repair, and Transforming Harm in Community (with Danielle Sered)
How Institutional Rules, Discipline, and Programs Drive Racial Disparities in Parole

How Institutional Rules, Discipline, and Programs Drive Racial Disparities in Parole
What Happens If Defendants Collectively Refuse Pleas? (with Andrew Crespo)

What Happens If Defendants Collectively Refuse Pleas? (with Andrew Crespo)
Presumptive Parole: New Jersey’s Experience and the Need for Continued Reform

Presumptive Parole: New Jersey’s Experience and the Need for Continued Reform
What Process is Due? Community Organizing to Transform Parole

What Process is Due? Community Organizing to Transform Parole
Program in Criminal Justice Graduate Student Research Showcase

Program in Criminal Justice Graduate Student Research Showcase

"We Live Amongst Each Other": Small-Town Policing and Acquainted Marginality with David Showalter
A Reimagined Public Safety: The Case of the Bromley-Heath Tenant Management Corporation

A Reimagined Public Safety: The Case of the Bromley-Heath Tenant Management Corporation