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Asst Prof of Sociology at the University of Utah | Punishment, law & society, prosecution, and inequality | Views are my own | www.chiarapackard.com

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Assistant Professor (Lecturer) - Criminology

The Dept of Sociology & Criminology at the University of Utah is hiring 2 non-TT lecturers. Ideal candidate should bridge Soc & Crim but the teaching need is primarily in criminology.

Happy to chat with anyone who may be interested.

utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/195...

03.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

What a privilege to have Dr. Leafia Ye present her work in our department @utah.edu!

Thank you for your engaging and interesting talk! And thank you for braving the snow to get to us πŸ˜…β„οΈ

20.02.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Graph showing that the US has the highest incarceration rate among founding NATO countries.

Graph showing that the US has the highest incarceration rate among founding NATO countries.

A grim reminder this 4th of July: The US has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on Earth, making it a leader in mass incarceration.

Far too many people are locked up in the β€œland of the free.”

04.07.2025 13:15 πŸ‘ 80 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 8
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Doing gender and the surname choices of married women Marital surname choices reflect deeply embedded, often unspoken gender norms. According to the marital exchange/bargaining approach, women are more li…

New paper: Wives with more education than husband are *more* likely to take his name than education-equal marriages.

As women outpace men in education & increasingly keep their names, name-taking provides symbolic way to compensate for her status superiority
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

28.05.2025 13:39 πŸ‘ 221 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 19
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Please just us on 5/13 @ 1pm ET for a panel on "How to Conference" sponsored by ASA's Section on Crime, Law, and Deviance! We have an amazing group of interdisciplinary scholars. Feel free to dm me for more info!

01.05.2025 17:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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New article theorizing the β€œspatial burdens” of state institutions. Drawing on 125 interviews and over 400 hours of observations among court-involved people in the Bay Area, we show how space shapes poverty governance and institutional inequality.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

22.04.2025 15:42 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This book is powerful!

It reveals the experiences of mothers who fear CPS will take their children away, while also exploring why people report to CPS and the process of investigation.

Importantly, it highlights the problems with using CPS as a tool to address poverty. @kelleyfong.bsky.social

17.04.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Check out @chiarapackard.bsky.social's thread for info on how to sign up for our discussion tomorrow on this amazing book by @kelleyfong.bsky.social!

17.04.2025 16:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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LSA Punishment and Society Reading Group - Email Subscription Please subscribe to our mailing list to receive information about upcoming meetings and readings. If you have any questions, please email Chiara Packard at chiara.packard@soc.utah.edu or Erin Eife at ...

Join LSA’s Punishment and Society Reading Group to discuss this book TOMORROW at 3pm ET.

Here’s the link to join our emailing list: forms.gle/MTkyDqWLm76c... @erineife.bsky.social

17.04.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This book is powerful!

It reveals the experiences of mothers who fear CPS will take their children away, while also exploring why people report to CPS and the process of investigation.

Importantly, it highlights the problems with using CPS as a tool to address poverty. @kelleyfong.bsky.social

17.04.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Join the Punishment & Society Reading Group this Friday, April 18th at 3 pm ET to discuss Investigating Families @kelleyfong.bsky.social ✨ We’re lucky that Dr. Fong will be joining the conversation!

DM me to subscribe to our mailing list and receive the Zoom link to join πŸ“₯ @erineife.bsky.social

15.04.2025 17:15 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Yearly reminder that you can get a free year of ASA membership if you got your Ph.D. within the last year! #SocAF

10.12.2024 21:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The universities now under investigation for allegedly engaging in race-exclusionary practices in their graduate programs include: 

Arizona State University – Main Campus  
Boise State University  
Cal Poly Humboldt  
California State University – San Bernadino  
Carnegie Mellon University  
Clemson University  
Cornell University  
Duke University  
Emory University  
George Mason University  
Georgetown University  
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)  
Montana State University-Bozeman   
New York University (NYU)  
Rice University  
Rutgers University  
The Ohio State University – Main Campus  
Towson University  
Tulane University  
University of Arkansas – Fayetteville   
University of California-Berkeley  
University of Chicago  
University of Cincinnati – Main Campus  
University of Colorado – Colorado Springs
University of Delaware  
University of Kansas  
University of Kentucky  
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

The universities now under investigation for allegedly engaging in race-exclusionary practices in their graduate programs include: Arizona State University – Main Campus Boise State University Cal Poly Humboldt California State University – San Bernadino Carnegie Mellon University Clemson University Cornell University Duke University Emory University George Mason University Georgetown University Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Montana State University-Bozeman New York University (NYU) Rice University Rutgers University The Ohio State University – Main Campus Towson University Tulane University University of Arkansas – Fayetteville University of California-Berkeley University of Chicago University of Cincinnati – Main Campus University of Colorado – Colorado Springs University of Delaware University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of Michigan-Ann Arbor University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

University of Nebraska at Omaha  
University of New Mexico – Main Campus  
University of North Dakota – Main Campus  
University of North Texas – Denton   
University of Notre Dame  
University of NV – Las Vegas  
University of Oregon  
University of Rhode Island  
University of Utah  
University of Washington-Seattle  
University of Wisconsin-Madison  
University of Wyoming  
Vanderbilt University  
Washington State University 
Washington University in St. Louis  
Yale University

University of Nebraska at Omaha University of New Mexico – Main Campus University of North Dakota – Main Campus University of North Texas – Denton University of Notre Dame University of NV – Las Vegas University of Oregon University of Rhode Island University of Utah University of Washington-Seattle University of Wisconsin-Madison University of Wyoming Vanderbilt University Washington State University Washington University in St. Louis Yale University

Columbia was first, but it seems very likely they're going to effectively use the same playback to retract federal scientific funding. A new hit list from Trump's Dept of Ed. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

14.03.2025 18:36 πŸ‘ 279 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 65
Pie chart showing that nearly 2 million people are confined nationwide

Pie chart showing that nearly 2 million people are confined nationwide

It's #PiDay – which means it's time for our annual report, Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie πŸ₯§

Over the last year, US prisons & jails have locked up MORE people, growing the incarcerated population by 2%

But why? We answer that & bust the biggest myths of the carceral system🧡

14.03.2025 13:15 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

I'm very confused. The university should not be requiring words be removed from article submissions. This infringes on academic freedom.

The new "banned words" apply to grants, regardless of the origin of the applicant. It shouldn't matter if you have an American co-author on your research paper.

13.03.2025 22:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello Bluesky! πŸ‘‹ I finally made the move from X and I'm so happy to be here.

For those of you who don't know me, I'm a sociologist and ethnographer studying punishment, prosecutorial discretion, and inequality. I'm currently an asst prof of sociology and criminology at the University of Utah.

13.03.2025 17:24 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0