Call for Proposals: Mass Incarceration in the 21st Century: Realities and Reflections (Edited by Addrain Conyers, Vanessa Lynn, and Margaret Leigey)

Please see the below call for chapter proposals for an upcoming Routledge book, Mass Incarceration in the 21st Century: Realities and Reflections (Edited by Drs. Addrain Conyers, Vanessa Lynn, and Margaret Leigey)


Colleagues, 

Attached please find the full call for chapter proposals for Mass Incarceration in the 21st Century: Realities and Reflections, published by Routledge. In this book, we hope to combine current scholarship about the realities of mass incarceration with narratives from practitioners and individuals directly impacted by the practice  (i.e. under correctional control, formerly incarcerated, loved ones, etc.).  

Mass Incarceration is more than mass imprisonment, it is a culmination of policies and practices that benefit the privileged praxis and consequently disproportionally disenfranchise marginalized communities. It is an ideology, and every stage of the criminal justice system, from policy to release, contributes to this social and public health problem; therefore, in order to have a complete understanding of Mass Incarceration, it is essential to expand one’s examination beyond the department of corrections. 

Chapter proposal submissions are invited from scholars, practitioners, and individuals directly impacted by mass incarceration (i.e. under correctional control, formerly incarcerated, loved ones, etc.).

All content must be original and not previously published. We welcome book chapter contributions focused (but not exclusively) on the following themes:

·       Theories on Mass Incarceration 

·       Laws and Policies

·       Life Inside

·       Reentry

·       Collateral Consequences

·       Global Perspectives on Mass Incarceration

·       Ending Mass Incarceration

PROPOSALS

By January 10th 2022, please submit your chapter proposal as an email attachment to MassIncarcerationReader@gmail.com.

Two Categories of proposals:

1. A traditional chapter will focus on the realities of Mass Incarceration. The proposal should be approximately 250 words with one or two learning outcomes. If accepted, the final submission will be approximately 5000 words including learning outcomes, discussion questions, references, tables and figures.

2.  A  reflection chapter will be a personal narrative that focuses on direct experience with any of the previously mentioned themes. The proposal should be approximately 250 words. These chapters will not need learning outcomes, but discussion questions are welcome. If accepted, the final submission will be approximately 1500- 2000 words.

Please see the attached document for more details.

TENTATIVE TIMELINE

  • January 10, 2022: Proposal Due
  • January 24, 2022: Prospective authors notified
  • June 15, 2022: Chapters are due
  • August 1, 2022: Authors notified of decision

Mass Incarceration in the 21st Century: Realities and Reflections

Edited by:

Addrain Conyers, PhD

Vanessa Lynn, PhD

Margaret Leigey, PhD

MassIncarcerationReader@gmail.com