New York Conference to Address Aspects of Punishment in the U.S.

The New School in New York City is sponsoring a research conference entitled “Punishment: The U.S. Record” to be held November 30 and December 1, 2006. The conference will cover all aspects of imprisonment and punishment in the U.S., but some speakers will focus on the death penalty. In particular, John Donohue III will examine recent deterrence studies and David Garland will discuss the function that capital punishment serves in society. Other speakers at the conference include U.S. Senator Barack Obama from Illinois (invited), Bob Kerrey, President of the New School, and Stephen Bright of the Southern Center for Human Rights.

(New School Announcement, Sept. 12, 2006). See Conference Web site. See also Deterrence and Studies.