Arrested justice : black women, violence, and America's prison nation

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Label

Arrested justice : black women, violence, and America's prison nation

Title remainder

black women, violence, and America's prison nation

Statement of responsibility

Beth E. Richie

Creator

• Richie, Beth
• Richie, Beth

Subject

• Abused women -- United States
• African American women -- Abuse of
• African American women -- Abuse of
• African American women -- Abuse of
• African American women -- Crimes against
• African American women -- Crimes against
• African American women -- Social conditions
• African American women -- Social conditions
• African American women -- Social conditions
• African American women -- Violence against
• Abused women
• Crime -- Sociological aspects
• Crime -- Sociological aspects
• Crime -- Sociological aspects
• United States
• Victims of crimes
• Victims of crimes -- United States
• Victims of crimes -- United States
• Violence
• Violence -- United States
• Violence -- United States
• African American women -- Violence against
• Abused women -- United States

Language

eng

Summary

Black women in marginalized communities are uniquely at risk of battering, rape, sexual harassment, stalking and incest. Through the compelling stories of Black women who have been most affected by racism, persistent poverty, class inequality, limited access to support resources or institutions, the author shows that the threat of violence to Black women has never been more serious, demonstrating how conservative legal, social, political and economic policies have impacted activism in the U.S. based movement to end violence against women. She argues that Black women face particular peril because of the ways that race and culture have not figured centrally enough in the analysis of the causes and consequences of gender violence. As a result, the extent of physical, sexual and other forms of violence in the lives of Black women, the various forms it takes, and the contexts within which it occurs are minimized, at best, and frequently ignored. This book brings issues of sexuality, class, age, and criminalization into focus right alongside of questions of public policy and gender violence, resulting in a compelling critique, a passionate re-framing of stories, and a call to action for change

Cataloging source

DLC

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography