Advancing Social Equity: Examining the Impact of Gender, Place, and Race on Criminal Justice Administration in Alabama
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https://doi.org/10.20899/jpna.7.2.283-292Keywords:
Criminal Justice, Intersectionality, Recidivism, Re-Entry, Social EquityAbstract
This article explores how the intersections of gender, place, and race impact the socially equitable application of criminal justice administration in Alabama. Specifically, most re-entry programs fail to address the varied and unique post-carceral needs of Black women. As such, this work examines the obstacles and opportunities for non-profit re-entry program administrators who seek to uphold the civil and human rights of Black women and highlights best practices in providing meaningful re-entry and reintegration services to women from historically under-resourced communities. Using social equity’s theoretical principles in criminal justice, this article spotlights Alabama’s re-entry programs and explores what occurs at the juncture of social equity, community-based criminal justice administration, and recidivism; this article also illustrates the interconnectedness of these three concepts.
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