Betrayed by the Blue: Intimate Partner Violence and Institutional Betrayal by the Criminal Legal System

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Author(s)Blewitt, Bailey
Author(s)Hattery, Angela
Author(s)Smith, Earl
Date Accessioned2024-03-05T17:43:14Z
Date Available2024-03-05T17:43:14Z
Publication Date2023-10-07
DescriptionThis article was originally published in Sociology Mind. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.4236/sm.2023.134012. Copyright © 2023 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0).
AbstractSurvivors of intimate partner violence engage in a multitude of help-seeking behaviors; most commonly they engage in the criminal legal system (CLS). Thus, when this institution betrays the trust of those dependent on them by being negligent or prosecutory, this is called institutional betrayal. We strive to elucidate and describe the types of institutional betrayal that victims/survivors of IPV experience when they report their abuse to the CLS. The analysis is based on in-depth interviews with 11 women impacted by intimate partner violence who sought help from the CLS. Four themes emerged: 1) indifference by criminal legal system actors; 2) being criminalized by criminal legal system actors; 3) The benefits of “insider status”; 4) Having to be “in the system” to use the system. It is crucial that we recognize the inconsistencies and mistreatment within our current criminal legal system in order to better protect and support victims and survivors of IPV equally and effectively.
SponsorThis research was supported with a small grant from the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), The University of Delaware.
CitationBlewitt, B. , Hattery, A. and Smith, E. (2023) Betrayed by the Blue: Intimate Partner Violence and Institutional Betrayal by the Criminal Legal System. Sociology Mind, 13, 241-252. doi: 10.4236/sm.2023.134012.
ISSN2160-0848
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/34096
Languageen_US
PublisherSociology Mind
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywordsintimate partner violence
Keywordsinstitutional betrayal
Keywordscriminal legal system
TitleBetrayed by the Blue: Intimate Partner Violence and Institutional Betrayal by the Criminal Legal System
TypeArticle
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