Arrested Justice : Black Women, Violence, and America’s Prison Nation / Beth E. Richie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richie, Beth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crime--Sociological aspects.

Crime.

Violence--United States.

Violence.

Victims of crimes--United States.

Victims of crimes.

Abused women--United States.

Abused women.

African American women--Social conditions.

African American women.

African American women--Crimes against.

African American women--Violence against.

African American women--Abuse of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

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, Beth E. Richie 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 US-based movement to end violence against women. Richie argues that Black women face particular peril

Contents:

Introduction

The problem of male violence against black women

How we won the mainstream but lost the movement

Black women, male violence, and the buildup of a prison nation

The matrix: a black feminist response to male violence and the state

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780814708224

0814708226

9780814723913

0814723918

OCLC:

793193043