http://community.nicic.org/blogs/prisons/archive/tags/Research/Conferences_2F00_Training+/default.aspxTags: Research, Conferences/Training enCommunityServer 2007.1 SP1 (Build: 30415.43)http://community.nicic.org/blogs/prisons/archive/2006/09/27/Are-we-the-Land-of-the-Free_3F00_.aspxWed, 27 Sep 2006 20:26:00 GMT26cc0436-63b6-4ef3-9d43-d8006bc9b9ca:925Peggy L. Ritchie0<p><a href="http://www.socres.org/punishment/" target="_blank">Punishment, the U.S. Record</a>&nbsp;is a Social Research Conference, November 30-December 1, 2006, in New York City. This conference is supported by the <a href="http://www.fordfound.org/" target="_blank">Ford Foundation</a>, <a href="http://www.soros.org/initiatives/justice" target="_blank">The Open Society Instituter&#39;s U.S. Justice Fund</a>, the <a href="http://www.russellsage.org/" target="_blank">Russell Sage Foundation</a>, and others.</p><p>The purpose is to address topics such as:</p><ul><li><strong>Why we Punish</strong>: <em>The Foundation of Our Concepts of Punishment</em> (<strong>What does this mean for our democracy</strong>?)&nbsp;&nbsp;Speakers include: James Q. Whitman, Moshe Halbertal, Bernard E. Harcourt<br />&nbsp;</li><li><strong>What and How We Punish</strong>: <em>Law, Justice and Punishment</em> (What are the social effects? Are there viable alternatives?) Speakers include: Nancy Gertner, James Jacobs and Stephen Bright, John J. Donohue III, and Michael Tonlry<br />&nbsp;</li><li><strong>Who Do We Punish</strong>: <em>The Carceral State</em>&nbsp;- Speakers include: Mark Dow, and Jonathan Simon<br />&nbsp;</li><li><strong>What are the Consequences</strong>? Speakers include: Jeremy Travis, Todd Clear,&nbsp;and Deborah Mukamal</li></ul><p>Unconfirmed speaker: U.S. Senator Barack Obama</p><p>&nbsp;</p><img src="http://community.nicic.org/aggbug.aspx?PostID=925" width="1" height="1">ResearchConferences/Training