Amy Lerman
Michelle Schwartz Endowed Professor of Public Policy and Political Science and Director, Possibility Lab
Amy E. Lerman is a political scientist who studies issues of race, public opinion, and political behavior, especially as they relate to punishment and social inequality in America. She is the author of two books on the American criminal justice system—The Modern Prison Paradox and Arresting Citizenship. Her most recent book, Good Enough for Government Work examines how perceptions of government shape citizens’ attitudes toward privatization.