Between Criminalization and Care: Reimagining Social Work's Role in the Carceral State
A special issue of Social Sciences (ISSN 2076-0760). This special issue belongs to the section "Crime and Justice".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 500
Special Issue Editor
Interests: feminist theories; criminalization and gender; disability; carceral state; social justice; critical pedagogy; abolition; anti-carceral social work
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The unique experiences of criminalized women at the intersection of the criminal legal system and social services must be focused on. While the carceral state impacts marginalized communities broadly, it has distinct and often intensified effects on women. These range from gender-specific forms of violence and abuse to the unique responsibilities and challenges of motherhood under state supervision. These obstacles are further amplified by systemic factors such as racism and are often exacerbated by social service systems, intensifying their marginalization and vulnerability.
Despite social work’s commitment to social justice, the discipline faces the critical task of scrutinizing the potential harm and unintended outcomes resulting from current interventions. This invites us to engage in reflective critique, aiming to align our methodologies and pedagogies more closely with the lived experiences of criminalized women.
This Special Issue calls for bold contributions that dissect the complex relationship between criminalization and care. We welcome empirical research, critical theoretical examinations, and reflective practice narratives that can deepen our understanding of this pivotal issue. We are particularly interested in submissions that critically evaluate systemic structures affecting criminalized women and illuminate the far-reaching impacts of the carceral state on women’s lives.
Dr. Sandra Leotti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- social work
- social services
- criminalized women
- carceral state
- social justice
- transformative practice
- intersectionality
- systemic barriers
- feminist criminology
- anti-carceral social work
