"Violence is not the Answer to Violence: Lawyer Makes Case for Abolition Feminism in New Book" - Univ. of Maryland Law Professor Leigh Goodmark discussed her new book, "Imperfect Victims", with The 19th #ImperfectVictims #CriminalJustice #PrisonAbolition @law @[email protected] @lawlibrarians @leighgoodmark @leighgoodmark https://19thnews.org/2023/02/imperfect-victims-abolition-feminism/?utm_campaign=19th-social&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
‘Violence is not the answer to violence’: Lawyer makes case for abolition feminism in new book

Leigh Goodmark explains why she believes intimate partner violence can’t be addressed through a carceral system.

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“I have yet to meet a woman in prison who has not experienced some form of gender-based trauma” - University of Maryland Law Prof. @leighgoodmark spoke with @Huffingtonpost
about her important new book "Imperfect Victims" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/criminal-legal-system-doesnt-believe-imperfect-victims_n_63d69cd1e4b01e92886b6814 @academicchatter @lawlibrarians @leighgoodmark #CriminalJustice #ImperfectVictims #LawSchool #LegalResearch #CriminalJusticeReform
When The Criminal Legal System Doesn’t Believe ‘Imperfect Victims’

The justice system doesn’t protect survivors. Instead, it retraumatizes and penalizes them for the violence they endured.

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