TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Intersections, immigration, and partner violence: a view from a new gateway--Baltimore, Maryland
JO  - Women and criminal justice
A1  - Sokoloff, Natalie J.
A1  - Pearce, Susan C.
SP  - 250
EP  - 266
VL  - 21
IS  - 3
N2  - This article reports on the results of exploratory surveys with immigrant women regarding their observations of intimate partner violence and criminal justice practices in their communities in the emerging immigrant gateway of Baltimore, Maryland. Using an intersectional/interlocking theoretical framework, it asks how nativity interacts with other social locations in the experiences of partner violence through surveys of women representing 5 language groups. The study found high levels of awareness of the problem of partner violence in immigrant communities and strong awareness of many U.S. criminal justice approaches to the problem. Although the women preferred informal sources of support in a situation of abuse, they strongly supported government intervention. We found low levels of awareness of the Violence Against Women Act as well as little support for the higher levels of prosecution for batterers, even though arrest was sometimes approved. The article calls for sensitive policies and practices that take into account the particular vulnerabilities of the foreign-born, especially in localities where national diversity is relatively novel.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0897-4454
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08974454.2011.584468
ID  - ref1
ER  -