Between Systems and Violence: State-Level Policy Targeting Intimate Partner Violence in Immigrant and Refugee Lives (Crime and Society Series)

__Between Systems and Violence__ offers a compilation and analysis of state-level statutes targeting intimate partner violence (IPV) in immigrant and/or refugee (IMR) lives. The book analyzes such statutes' legal language via various theoretical lenses, as well as provides a discussion of implications for research, prevention, intervention, and public policy. Some IMR victim-survivors of IPV, such as those who are undocumented, may be pinned between systems and violence as violent partners use the immigration system as a mechanism of power and control. While protections are available for these victim-survivors, the story told about the encompassing legal landscape remains incomplete and relegated to federal law. Graduate students, as well as scholars and practitioners, will acquire an in-depth understanding of this important nexus. Between Systems and Violence offers a compilation and analysis of state-level statutes targeting IPV in IMR lives Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 3 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 13 1. Introduction 14 Intimate Partner Violence 15 Statistics 15 The Movement and the Criminal Legal System 18 Immigration in the United States 19 Immigrants, Refugees, Intimate Partner Violence, Intersectionality, and Federal Policy 20 Intimate Partner Violence and Immigration 20 Federal Policy 22 Federalism and Policy Development in the United States 24 Conclusion 24 Note 25 References 25 2. Methodology 31 The Current Study 31 Search Strategy 31 Measures 33 Construct Development 33 Final Coding 37 Display of Findings 38 Overall Theoretical and Empirical Strategy 38 Conclusion 38 Notes 39 References 39 3. State Statutes, Identity, and Federal Policy 41 Introduction 41 States, Regions, Effective Dates, and Subjects 41 Timing 41 Subjects 42 Human Trafficking 47 Law, Identity, and Stigma 48 Identities 48 Immigration Terms 48 Victimization Terms 50 The Federal-State Policy Connection 50 Battered Spouse or Child Waiver 50 VAWA Self-Petition 52 U-Visa 53 T-Visa 54 Cancellation of Removal 54 Refugee Status 55 Asylum 55 Other Policy Components 56 Discussion 58 Human Trafficking 58 Immigration Terminologies 58 Victimization Terminologies, Structure, Movements, Stigma, and Legal Operationalization 59 Conclusion 60 References 60 4. Extending Surveillance and Social Control 62 Intersectionality, Surveillance, and Social Control 62 Across-Time Permutation of Inequality 63 Intersectionality 63 Surveillance and Social Control 64 Complexities of Surveillance and Social Control 64 Statutes, Surveillance, and Social Control 66 Discussion 68 Conclusion 69 Notes 69 References 70 5. Constructing Resource Provision 72 Standpoint, Collectivization, Ruling Relations, and Public Policy 72 Constructing Resources and Protection 73 Creating, Exempting, Blocking, Expanding, and Streamlining 74 Discussion 79 Findings 79 Connecting Theory and Findings 79 Terminological and Definitional Grounds of Resource and Protection Access 80 Conclusion 81 Notes 82 References 83 6. Fostering Inclusion 85 Intersectionality 85 How Statutes Frame Status and Identity 87 Scattered Status Mentions 88 Listing Statuses 89 Acknowledging Intersections 89 Discussion 91 Axes of Oppression and Impacts on Victim-Survivor Lives 91 Statutes and Inclusiveness 92 Conclusion 93 References 93 7. Cultivating Empathy 95 Empathy and Public Policy 95 Empathy and Statutes 97 Deportation/Removal 97 Language Barrier 99 Gender Norms 100 Other Topics 100 Discussion 104 Conclusion 105 References 106 8. Shifting Power 107 Empowerment 107 Empowerment and Statutes 109 Discussion 111 Conclusion 112 Note 113 References 113 9. Shaping Status 114 Stratification and Status 114 Statutes and Status Construction 115 Discussion 118 Conclusion 119 References 119 10. Conclusion 121 Main Findings 121 Discussion 122 Laws as Sites of Multiple Ideas 122 Laws as Sites of Competition among Oppressive and Anti-Discrimination Forces 122 Political Climates, International Developments, and Immigration Politics 124 The Pandemic 125 Limitations 126 Implications 127 Research 127 Prevention 127 Intervention 128 Policy Recommendations 129 Acknowledge Struggles, Follow Up with Action 129 Believe Survivors by Eliminating Transactional Means of Cultivating Protection 130 Institute Hardship-Informed Survivor-Centeredness 130 Conclusion 131 References 131 Appendix 134 Tables for Chapter 2 134 Tables and Figures for Chapter 3 137 Figures for Chapter 4 138 Figure for Chapter 6 139 Appendix Table 140 References 142 Index 144 Immigrants;,Immigration;,Refugees;,Intimate,partner,violence;,IPV;,Domestic,violence;,Statutory,language Immigrants,Immigration,Refugees,Intimate partner violence,IPV,Domestic violence,Statutory language "Between Systems and Violence offers a compilation and analysis of state-level statutes targeting IPV in IMR lives. The book analyzes such statutes' legal language via various theoretical lenses, as well as provides a discussion of implications for research, prevention, intervention, and public policy. Some immigrant and/or refugee (IMR) victim-survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), such as those who are undocumented, may be pinned "between systems and violence" as violent partners use the immigration system as a mechanism of power and control. While protections are available for these victim-survivors, the story told about the encompassing legal landscape remains incomplete and relegated to federal law. Graduate students, as well as scholars and practitioners, will acquire an in-depth understanding of this important nexus"-- Provided by publisher.