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The complete collection of Square One papers can be found below. Papers from the Executive Session on the Future of Justice Policy have been published as an edited collection in Parismony and Other Radical Ideas about Justice (New Press 2023). SeeĀ hereĀ for more information and purchasing options.

Susan Glisson – Critical Connections: Trust-building as a Prerequisite to Systems Change

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Toward a New Social Contract: Embracing the Principle of Association for the Administration of Justice | By Danielle Allen (August 2020)

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Suppressing Education to Silence Resistance: An American Tradition in Black Lives | By Vivian Nixon (August 2020)

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Poor Justice | By Bruce Western (August 2020)

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Health (Care) as Justice Reform: Protecting the Health and Well-being of Incarcerated Populations, Their Families, and Their Communities | By Hedwig Lee (August 2020)

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Unhousing the Poor: Interlocking Regimes of Racialized Policing | By Ananya Roy (August 2020)

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Criminal Justice and the Social Contract | By David Garland (August 2020)

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ā€œMaximum Feasible Participation:ā€ A Precedent for Social Change in the Twenty-First Century | By Elizabeth Hinton (August 2020)

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Faces of Aftermath of Visible, Invisible Violenceand Loss: Radical Resiliency of Justice and Healing | By Barbara Jones (October 2019)

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Seeing Guns to See Urban Violence: Racial Inequality & Neighborhood Context | By David M. Hureau (October 2019)

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Protecting and Serving Victims ā€” Their Way, Not Ours | By Melissa Nelson and Kevin Thom (June 2021)

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The Power of Parsimony | By Daryl Atkinson and Jeremy Travis (May 2021)

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Harm Reduction at the Center of Incarceration | By Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia (April 2021)

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Social Fabric: A New Model for Public Safety and Vital Neighborhoods | By Elizabeth Glazer and Patrick Sharkey (March 2021)

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Learned Helplessness, Criminalization, and Victimization in Vulnerable Youth | By Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo, Evangeline Lopoo, and Anamika Dwivedi (December 2020)

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Understanding Health Reform as Justice Reform | By Lynda Zeller and Jackie Prokop (November 2020)

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Can We Eliminate the Youth Prison? (And What Should We Replace It With)? | By Vincent Schiraldi (June 2020)

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The “Radical” Notion of the Presumption of Innocence | By Arthur Rizer and Tracey Meares (May 2020)

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Racial Justice in Criminal Justice Practice | By Abbey Stamp (October 2019)

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A Call for New Criminal Justice Values | By Arthur Rizer (January 2019)

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On the Conditions of Confinement | By Brian Yang (March 2019)

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Life Without Parole: The Shocking Reality | By John Purugganan (March 2019)

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Formerly Incarcerated Women and Identity Change | By Bridget Cervelli (March 2019)

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The Grey Area: The Influence of Officer Background on Minority Criminal Treatment | By Cameron R.Wiley (October 2018)

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Building A Mass Movement For Community-Led Public Safety

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ā€œMaximum Feasible Participation:ā€ A Precedent for Social Change in the Twenty-First Century | By Elizabeth Hinton (August 2020)

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A Brief Review of a Developmental and Ecological Perspective on the Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma and Violence | By Micere Keels (October 2019)

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A Call for New Criminal Justice Values | By Arthur Rizer (January 2019)

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A Review of Recent Historical Scholarship on Racial Criminalization and Punitive Policy in the United States | By Khalil Gibran Muhammad (March 2019)

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Beyond the Easiest Cases | By Greisa MartĆ­nez Rosas and Matt Desmond (December 2021)

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Building A Mass Movement For Community-Led Public Safety

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Can We Eliminate the Youth Prison? (And What Should We Replace It With)? | By Vincent Schiraldi (June 2020)

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Community-Driven Models for Safety and Justice | By Leah Sakala and Nancy La Vigne (October 2018)

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Containing the Rainbow Coalition: Political Consequences of Racialized Incarceration | By Kerry Haynie (October 2018)

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Criminal Justice and the Social Contract | By David Garland (August 2020)

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Criminal Law and Migration Control: Recent History and Reform Possibilities | By Jennifer M. ChacĆ³n (March 2019)

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Due Process and the Theater of Racial Degradation: The Evolving Notion of Pretrial Punishment in the Criminal Courts | By Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve (March 2019)

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Faces of Aftermath of Visible, Invisible Violenceand Loss: Radical Resiliency of Justice and Healing | By Barbara Jones (October 2019)

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Formerly Incarcerated Women and Identity Change | By Bridget Cervelli (March 2019)

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Harm Reduction at the Center of Incarceration | By Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia (April 2021)

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Health (Care) as Justice Reform: Protecting the Health and Well-being of Incarcerated Populations, Their Families, and Their Communities | By Hedwig Lee (August 2020)

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Knowing What We Want: A Decent Society, a Civilized System of Justice, and a Condition of Dignity | By Jonathan Simon (March 2019)

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Learned Helplessness, Criminalization, and Victimization in Vulnerable Youth | By Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo, Evangeline Lopoo, and Anamika Dwivedi (December 2020)

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Life Without Parole: The Shocking Reality | By John Purugganan (March 2019)

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On the Conditions of Confinement | By Brian Yang (March 2019)

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Policing in American History | By Robert Brown (October 2018)

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Poor Justice | By Bruce Western (August 2020)

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Preliminary Thoughts on Reimagining Judging | By Nancy Gertner (December 2021)

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Protecting and Serving Victims ā€” Their Way, Not Ours | By Melissa Nelson and Kevin Thom (June 2021)

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Public Health Approaches to Reducing Community Gun Violence | By Daniel W. Webster (October 2019)

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Racial Justice in Criminal Justice Practice | By Abbey Stamp (October 2019)

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Recognition, Reparation, and the Reconstruction of ā€˜Square Oneā€™ | By Geoff Ward (March 2019)

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Reconsidering the ā€œViolent Offenderā€ | By James Austin, Vincent Schiraldi, Bruce Western, and Anamika Dwivedi (May 2019)

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Seeing Guns to See Urban Violence: Racial Inequality & Neighborhood Context | By David M. Hureau (October 2019)

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Social Fabric: A New Model for Public Safety and Vital Neighborhoods | By Elizabeth Glazer and Patrick Sharkey (March 2021)

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Suppressing Education to Silence Resistance: An American Tradition in Black Lives | By Vivian Nixon (August 2020)

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Susan Glisson – Critical Connections: Trust-building as a Prerequisite to Systems Change

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The “Radical” Notion of the Presumption of Innocence | By Arthur Rizer and Tracey Meares (May 2020)

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The Challenge of Criminal Justice Reform | By Bruce Western (January 2019)

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The Community in Criminal Justice: Subordination, Consumption, Resistance & Transformation | By Monica C. Bell (October 2018)

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The Effects of Violence on Communities: The Violence Matrix as a Tool for Advancing More Just Policies | By Beth Richie (October 2019)

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The Grey Area: The Influence of Officer Background on Minority Criminal Treatment | By Cameron R.Wiley (October 2018)

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The History and Progress of Black Citizenship | By Leah Wright Rigueur (October 2018)

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The Power of Parsimony | By Daryl Atkinson and Jeremy Travis (May 2021)

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The Racial History of Criminal Justice in America | By Heather Ann Thompson (October 2018)

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The Story of Violence in America | By Kellie Carter Jackson (October 2019)

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Toward a New Social Contract: Embracing the Principle of Association for the Administration of Justice | By Danielle Allen (August 2020)

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Towards A New Framework For Achieving Decarceration: A Review Of The Research Literature On Social Investments | By Laura Hawks, Evangeline (Evie) Lopoo, Lisa Puglisi, and Emily Wang (October 2021)

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Understanding Health Reform as Justice Reform | By Lynda Zeller and Jackie Prokop (November 2020)

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Unhousing the Poor: Interlocking Regimes of Racialized Policing | By Ananya Roy (August 2020)

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What Makes a City Safe: Viable Community Safety Strategies that Do Not Rely on Police or Prison | By Amanda Alexander and Danielle Sered (December 2021)

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