A Systematic Review of Women Involved in the Criminal Justice System: Intersections with Intimate Partner Violence and the Child Welfare System
Author(s)
Garcia-Greenawalt, Leyda
Razack, Shameem
McLain, Bradley
Issue Date
2019
Keyword(s)
Intimate Partner Violence
Child Welfare System
Criminal Justice System
Abstract
In 2017 there were approximately 1.3 million women in the United States involved in the criminal justice system (i.e., in jails, prisons, or on probation or parole). Many women who are in the correctional system have experienced high rates of trauma, such as child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, and mental illness. Such experiences contribute to higher rates of incarceration, as well as a higher likelihood of involvement with the child welfare system. To date, research has examined justice-involved women’s own experiences with the child welfare system, finding women with early experiences in foster care had higher rates of re-incarceration. Additionally, justice-involved women may experience higher rates of child welfare involvement with their own children. An estimated 60 percent of women in prison have a child under the age of 18, and previous research has found incarceration increases the likelihood of mothers losing custody of their children.
Publisher
University of Illinois School of Social Work
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
Permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/2142/113541
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Copyright 2019 Leyda Garcia-Greenawalt, Shameem Razack, and Bradley McLain
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