Victoria Piehowski

AP @UBsociology studying the politics of punishment. Mom, mediocre gardener.

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

The US is facing a mental health crisis – both inside & outside of the carceral system. For those behind bars, all types of mental health conditions are increasingly common.

Prisons are traumatic & are not made to–or able to–give the necessary care to address this.

[Victoria Piehowski @VPiehowski]

@Robert_Werth_ Risk is part this expert knowledge story and I have learned a ton from your work. Thank you!

[Victoria Piehowski @VPiehowski]

I am delighted to say that my dissertation (now book project📚) has received an Honorable Mention in the Law and Society Dissertation Award Competition. The dissertation asks how criminal justice reformers engage with expert knowledge as they design and fight for reforms.

[Victoria Piehowski @VPiehowski]

@ChrisERobertson Too kind, friend!

[Victoria Piehowski @VPiehowski]

BOTCHED the committee thank you tweet with a misdirected @, so here's round 2. I had a wonderful group of scholars mentoring me and pushing me through this process: @MichelleSPhelps is on this website (check out her new book!), and Josh Page, Joe Soss, Teresa Gowan.

[Victoria Piehowski @VPiehowski]

I show how the conflicts and contradictions endemic to contemporary criminal justice help to reshape knowledge, both enabling and curbing reforms. Check out the other winners this year (it's an exciting crop!): https://t.co/K3mdRjsZjd

[Victoria Piehowski @VPiehowski]

@EventHistory Thanks so much, Chris! I am glad we got to connect this year!

[Victoria Piehowski @VPiehowski]

Honestly, this book has insights for anyone studying contemporary politics. Dr. Sajjanhar's work has helped me think about the making of elite policy discourse in a totally different way. Plus this is one the best academic book covers I've ever seen.

[Dr. Anuradha Sajjanhar @anuradhasajj]

My book is out today, it has been a labour of love and distress. I draw on on in-depth interviews and ethnographic research with policy makers, politicians, bureaucrats, and consultants to map out India's new intellectual elite in the wake of its Hindu nationalist govt (1/2)

[Victoria Piehowski @VPiehowski]

This mother's day:

https://t.co/mYtlbNfl5F

[Sociologists for Palestine @Soc4Pal]

Today, Sociologists for Palestine sent an open Letter to ASA Council regarding academic freedom.

Over the the last two weeks, we witnessed students & faculty working together to protest & build encampments meant to draw attention to the ongoing genocide of Palestinians. 1/

[Defense for Children @DCIPalestine]

NEW: Israeli forces are detaining a record number of Palestinian children without charge since DCIP began monitoring Palestinian child administrative detainees in 2008.

1 in 3 of all Palestinian child detainees are being held without charge. Read more: https://t.co/9bRXGx68GH

[Michael Rodríguez-Muñiz @MichaelRMuniz]

Nearly 600 ASA members endorsed a principled ceasefire resolution. It will soon come up for a membership vote.

Help us build support for the resolution and demand that ASA include the point on financial disclosure and military investments.

Ceasefire now! @Soc4Pal

[Sociologists for Palestine @Soc4Pal]

UPDATE: In response to the ASA statement failing to call for ceasefire we drafted a "Resolution for Justice in Palestine" that we hope all ASA members will be able to vote on this spring.

Yesterday we submitted a petition to get it on the ballot with 581 names /

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Your regular reminder that expanding public benefits ➡️lower crime rates. How do we know? The Affordable Care Act. States that expanded Medicaid under ACA saw a 20% drop in arrest rates across all categories. (Jimes & Jahn 2022)

[The Gender Policy Report @GenderPolicyRpt]

#InternationalMigrantsDay is an opportunity to understand better the many challenges faced by migrants

@VPiehowski explains how criminalization imperils migrants dealing with gender-based violence

https://t.co/8h172KxYDv

[Victoria Piehowski @VPiehowski]

@anuradhasajj @CambridgeUP @CUP_PoliSci Creating life in all the ways ❤️

[Alan MacLeod @AlanRMacLeod]

[Thread] Massive pro-Palestine demonstrations across the United States.

The media isn't giving them enough attention, so here is a roundup:

1) Chicago: 15,000 protestors shut down the streets.

[Victoria Piehowski @VPiehowski]

@ashleytrubin @CharlotteERosen @law_soc @Punishment_CRN Thank you, Ashley!