About the Cover

“Elicit the Change You Seek” 2024

Artist Statement 

“In this painting, I traced the lines of my palm, as I wanted it to be as though the research and ideas contained in this book were moving from one criminologist to the next. The criminal justice system and criminological theories are often said to exist in isolated silos with limited dialogue. The goal of this book was to begin to dismantle these barriers to foster new collaborations and discussions. Through visual representation and mark-making, I deconstructed and reconstructed the silos, allowing space for fresh interactions and new contributors to step forward. The use of oil pastels and graphite line work is meant to signify the dynamic nature of collaboration—agile and ever-evolving. I include a central light or glow, coming from the centre of the grouped shapes to signify that the collective is greater than the sum of its parts, and to stress that collaboration can yield novel, exciting, and unexpected outcomes. My hope is that readers sense the energy infused in this artwork and my invitation is that they embrace their own agency and will and elicit the change they seek.” 

Copyright

‘Elicit the Change you Seek’ by Rachel Dioso-Villa is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International Licence.