THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2015

8:00 – 8:30 am
Breakfast

8:30 – 9:30 am
Introductions & Statement of Purpose

9:30 – 10:30 am
Discussion: Empirical Overview of Shifting Punishment Regime in America:
The purpose of this discussion will be to develop a common understanding among the
Roundtable participants of the changes in American approaches to punishment over time,
with a special focus on the rise in incarceration over the past forty years.

Paper: Empirical Overview of Punishment in America, Bruce Western

10:30 – 11:00 am
Break

11:00 – 12:30 pm
Discussion: Comparative Perspectives on Punishment
The purpose of this discussion will be to place the American experience in comparative
context, by understanding the different rates of incarceration and different policies
regarding punishment in other democracies.

Paper: Comparative Perspectives on Punishment, James Q. Whitman

12:30 – 2:00 pm
Lunch

2:00 – 3:30 pm
Discussion: Psychological Perspectives on Punishment
The purpose of this discussion will be to understand why, from a
psychological perspective, human beings punish others.

Paper: Psychological Perspectives on Punishment, Mark Fondacaro

3:30 – 4:00 pm
Break

4:00 – 5:30 pm
Discussion: Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment
The purpose of this discussion will be to examine the different philosophical frameworks for
understanding society’s decision to punish, and the ethical constraints on those decisions.

Paper: Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment, Jonathan Jacobs

Dinner
Presentation on Theological Approaches to Wrongdoing, Punishment, and Forgiveness
The dinner presentation will explore the theological understandings of
wrongdoing, punishment, and forgiveness.

Presenter: Andrew Skotnicki

FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015

8:00 – 8:30 am
Breakfast

8:30 – 9:30 am
Review of Day One

9:30 – 11:00 am
Discussion: Political & Policy Perspectives on Punishment
This discussion will explore the politics of punishment and the current policy environment
in America and other democracies that support punitive criminal justice practices.

Paper: Political & Policy Perspectives on Punishment, Naomi Murakawa

11:00 – 11:30 am
Break

11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Discussion: Historical & Racial Perspectives on Punishment
This discussion will place the current debates over criminal justice policy in historical context, both
American and non-American history, with a special emphasis on issue of race and ethnicity and the
connection between the dynamics of race and difference and punishment policies.

Paper: Historical & Racial Perspectives on Punishment, Khalil G. Muhammad

1:00 – 2:30 pm
Lunch

2:30 – 4:00 pm
Closing Discussion on Next Steps