Chiara Packard
@chiarapackard.bsky.social
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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Chiara Packard
@chiarapackard.bsky.social
· Mar 13
Hello Bluesky! 👋 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.
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.
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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 “land of the free.”
Far too many people are locked up in the “land of the free.”
July 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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 “land of the free.”
Far too many people are locked up in the “land of the free.”
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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...
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...
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…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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...
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...
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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!
May 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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!
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New article theorizing the “spatial 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/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
April 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
New article theorizing the “spatial 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/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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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
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
April 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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
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
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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!
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
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
April 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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!
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
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
April 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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
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
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 📥 @erineife.bsky.social
DM me to subscribe to our mailing list and receive the Zoom link to join 📥 @erineife.bsky.social
April 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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 📥 @erineife.bsky.social
DM me to subscribe to our mailing list and receive the Zoom link to join 📥 @erineife.bsky.social
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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...
March 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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...
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It's #PiDay – which means it's time for our annual report, Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 🥧
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🧵
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🧵
March 14, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It's #PiDay – which means it's time for our annual report, Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 🥧
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🧵
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🧵
Hello Bluesky! 👋 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.
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.
March 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Hello Bluesky! 👋 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.
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.