Roundtable
The Roundtable on the Future of Justice Policy provides an opportunity for community members, academics, industry leaders, and other experts to come together to reimagine the justice system from the ground up. The Roundtable also works to create a public record for learning and sharing information around what a new “square one” might look like.
The final convening of The Roundtable on the Future of Justice Policy: "The Values of the Justice System: Implications for Justice Policy and Practice" is currently underway.
One of the themes that has emerged over the course of the Square One Project, and that we see emerging in our broader societal and cultural conversation, is that a different future for justice policy must be guided by a clear articulation of the values it should be built upon and uphold. We invite you to join us in asking, “What are the values that should guide efforts to create safety and reduce harm?”
The Roundtable will take place via livestream on our YouTube channel over the course of three weeks in April. Sign up for our newsletter and check out the April 2021 Roundtable Page to read the papers.
August 2020 Roundtable
"Aspirations for the New Social Contract." The next Square One Roundtable will be taking place digitally throughout August and September 2020. Through a series of video conversations, participants will discuss the social contract, community resilience, economic mobility, and the importance of political engagement.
October 2019 Roundtable
"Examining Violence in the United States: Implications for Justice Policy and Practice." Square One and the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne State University School of Law held the third Roundtable on the Future of Justice Policy in Detroit in October of 2020, examining violence in the United States.
Roundtable Paper
Seeing Guns to See Urban Violence: Racial Inequality & Neighborhood Context | By David M. Hureau (October 2019)
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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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Public Health Approaches to Reducing Community Gun Violence | By Daniel W. Webster (October 2019)
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The Story of Violence in America | By Kellie Carter Jackson (October 2019)
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The Effects of Violence on Communities: The Violence Matrix as a Tool for Advancing More Just Policies | By Beth Ritchie (October 2019)
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"Examining Criminalization, Punitive Excess, and the Courts: Implications for Justice Policy and Practice.” The second Roundtable on the Future of Justice Policy on criminalization, punitive excess, and the courts took place in Oakland, California, in March of 2019 in partnership with Merritt College's Administration of Justice and African-American Studies departments.
Roundtable Paper
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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Criminal Law and Migration Control: Recent History and Reform Possibilities | By Jennifer M. Chacón (March 2019)
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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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Recognition, Reparation, and the Reconstruction of ‘Square One’ | By Geoff Ward (March 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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“Examining the History of Racial and Economic Inequality: Implications for Justice Policy and Practice.” In October of 2018, Square One partnered with North Carolina Central University Juvenile Justice Institute and the Virtual Justice Project at the North Carolina Central University School of Law on the inaugural Roundtable on the Future of Justice Policy to examine the history of racial and economic inequality.
Student Paper
The Grey Area: The Influence of Officer Background on Minority Criminal Treatment | By Cameron R.Wiley (October 2018)
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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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The Community in Criminal Justice: Subordination, Consumption, Resistance & Transformation | By Monica C. Bell (October 2018)
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The History and Progress of Black Citizenship | By Leah Wright Rigueur (October 2018)
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The Racial History of Criminal Justice in America | By Heather Ann Thompson (October 2018)
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