A vulnerability inspired Universal Design of Justice

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ID12664307
AuthorsJennifer Sarrett (0000-0001-7460-426X, Emory University, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume24
Issue3
Pages324-345
Publication date2021-01-29
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePunishment & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1462-4745 • E-ISSN: 1741-3095
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1462474521989806
OpenAlexW3128284013
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited44

The US criminal justice system is built on the notion of the liberal, autonomous subject who chooses to engage in criminal activity, rather than one that addresses the underlying factors that lead to crime. I argue that by combining Vulnerability Theory, a feminist legal theory focused on universal human vulnerability, and Universal Design, a disability approach aimed at creating access for the widest range of bodies and minds, we can create a system that necessitates an analysis of how social institutions are related to risk for criminal justice involvement to reduce the harms perpetuated by criminal justice involvement. Applied to criminal justice reform together, I develop a Vulnerability Inspired Universal Design of Justice that identifies important areas of reform throughout our social institutions in order to reduce the harms of the criminal justice system

Computer security · Criminal justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · Law and economics · Political science · Sociology · Theory of criminal justice · Vulnerability (computing · Computer Science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Disability Rights and Representation · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Law

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