An international human rights perspective on maternal criminal justice involvement in the United States.

201634 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Rebecca J. Shlafer · University of Minnesota

Abstract

Internationally and historically unprecedented numbers of women in the United States are under criminal justice supervision in jails, prisons, and the community. Pregnant women and mothers with minor children comprise a large proportion of this population. The rise in criminal justice oversight and

Topics & Keywords

Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Child Abuse and Trauma Intimate Partner and Family Violence

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Psychology Public Policy and Law

Volume 23, Issue 1, pp. 53-67

DOI: 10.1037/law0000101

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