Moving towards transformative justice for black women survivors of intimate partner violence: an intersectional qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intimate partner violence (IPV) disproportionately affects Black women, yet the current IPV justice response, relying on the criminal legal system, often fails them due to racialized, sexist stereotypes that disrupt Black women's claims to survivorship. Transformative justice, a community-based approach designed to repair harm between the survivor and person who caused harm and transform the social conditions that perpetuate violence, may be a promising alternative approach to facilitate justice and accountability for IPV. However, little is known about the justice preferences of Black women IPV survivors. This qualitative study sought to understand Black women IPV survivors' experiences interacting with police and their justice preferences following IPV.

Methods

SUBMITTER: Sharpless L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11459893 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature