Students who have participated in the Prison Studies Project’s class behind bars often comment on the ways in which it has transformed their personal beliefs, academic interests, and professional goals. Participants cite the course as deeply influential in the research that they choose to pursue. Below, recent undergraduates share their work in the fields of mass incarceration and criminal justice in the United States.
An Examination of the Prison GED: Benefits, Failures, and the Prisoner’s Perspective
Marissa Reichel
Harvard Sociology Department
March 2012
The Hill versus The Field: A Case-Study Analysis of Sustained Gang Violence between Two Boston Gangs
Danielle Schnur
Harvard Sociology Department
March 2010
Punishing Race and Suspending Futures: The Effects of Suspension on Young Adult Involvement in the Criminal Justice System
Tiana Williams
Harvard Sociology Department
March 2012