The Collateral Consequences of Incarceration

The Collateral Consequences of Incarceration
by Traci Burch, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University and a Research Professor at the American Bar Foundation.

Thursday, November 29
5:15 to 6:45 p.m.
Marquette Law School, Eckstein Hall

Light refreshments will be served after the event.
Limited on-site parking.
There is no CLE for this event.

Dr. Burch will discuss the effects of mass incarceration on families and communities on Thursday, November 29. This talk is based in part on her forthcoming book, Punishment and Participation: How Criminal Convictions Threaten American Democracy (University of Chicago Press). Dr. Burch will discuss how criminal justice policies shape disease, crime, domestic partner relationships, children and voting participation in low-income communities.

This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Political Science, the Marquette Law School, the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences, the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, the Department of Social and Cultural Sciences, and the Institute for Urban Life.