Download or read book Violence Against Latina Immigrants written by Roberta Villalon and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caught between violent partners and the bureaucratic complications of the US Immigration system, many immigrant women are particularly vulnerable to abuse. For two years, Roberta Villalón volunteered at a nonprofit group that offers free legal services to mostly undocumented immigrants who had been victims of abuse. Her innovative study of Latina survivors of domestic violence explores the complexities at the intersection of immigration, citizenship, and violence, and shows how inequality is perpetuated even through the well-intentioned delivery of vital services. Through archival research, participant observation, and personal interviews, Violence Against Latina Immigrants provides insight into the many obstacles faced by battered immigrant women of color, bringing their stories and voices to the fore. Ultimately, Villalón proposes an active policy advocacy agenda and suggests possible changes to gender violence-based immigration laws, revealing the complexities of the lives of Latina immigrants as they confront issues of citizenship, gender violence, and social inequalities.

Download or read book Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Undocumented Immigrants who Experienced Interpersonal Violence Or Sexual Abuse written by Linda Perez-Puelles and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Objectives: A literature review was conducted to examine the internalizing and externalizing signs and symptoms in sexually abused undocumented immigrants. In addition, this review explored sexual abuse symptoms as well as additional stressors that undocumented immigrants face using a taxonomy derived from Briere's (1992) Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC). Methods: Peer-reviewed journal articles were selected from Carlos Albizu University virtual library Cobimet. A multi-field advanced search was performed using the following keywords: Hispanics, Latinos, undocumented, illegal immigrants, sexual abuse, interpersonal violence, children, and women. Results: Hispanic immigrants arrive in the U.S. with a plethora of previous traumatic experiences and cumulative stress, with an additional pressure to acculturate. Immigrants arriving in the U.S. without legal documentation reported higher rates of PTSD symptoms than documented immigrants. Undocumented immigrants reported living in a state of hypervigilance because of higher levels of deportation risks. Adolescents reported a variety of traumatic experiences unrelated to immigration, such as exposures to natural disasters, community violence, and IPV. Poverty prior to immigrating increased the vulnerability of being traumatized or abused due to traveling to the U.S. without documentation. Both documented and undocumented immigrants exhibited symptoms of depression, while fear of deportation was specifically found in undocumented immigrants. A higher degree of acculturation was associated with externalizing behaviors. In support of the immigration paradox, a notable finding was that women acculturated to the U.S. were more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors and substance use, than recently immigrated women. Comparable findings were seen in recently immigrated adolescents. Adolescents exposed to high levels of stress who had resided in the U.S. for years were more likely to use substances and show behavioral problems than recently arrived immigrants. Recently immigrated adolescents exhibited less externalizing behaviors when compared to immigrants residing longer in the U.S. Externalizing behaviors, such as suicide attempts, alcohol and marijuana use increased mostly among third generation immigrant adolescents. In regards to female immigrants and IPV, both documented and undocumented women experienced difficulties in disclosing current or past IPV or abuse. Acculturated women showed higher rates of victimization and IPV. Higher acculturation to the U.S. increased all forms of victimization for immigrant women, specifically, threat victimization. Conclusions: Understanding the complexities of how cultural and migratory stressors affect immigrants entering the U.S. coupled with prior experiences of IPV or CSA can provide treatment providers, policy makers, and law enforcement agencies with relevant information to understand, accept, and improve the quality of life of these individuals.

Download or read book The Handbook of Race Ethnicity Crime and Justice written by Ramiro Martinez, Jr. and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-09-12 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook presents current and future studies on the changing dynamics of the role of immigrants and the impact of immigration, across the United States and industrialized and developing nations. It covers the changing dynamics of race, ethnicity, and immigration, and discusses how it all contributes to variations in crime, policing, and the overall justice system. Through acknowledging that some groups, especially people of color, are disproportionately influenced more than others in the case of criminal justice reactions, the “War on Drugs”, and hate crimes; this Handbook introduces the importance of studying race and crime so as to better understand it. It does so by recommending that researchers concentrate on ethnic diversity in a national and international context in order to broaden their demographic and expand their understanding of how to attain global change. Featuring contributions from top experts in the field, The Handbook of Race and Crime is presented in five sections—An Overview of Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice; Theoretical Perspectives on Race and Crime; Race, Gender, and the Justice System; Gender and Crime; and Race, Gender and Comparative Criminology. Each section of the book addresses a key area of research, summarizes findings or shortcomings whenever possible, and provides new results relevant to race/crime and justice. Every contribution is written by a top expert in the field and based on the latest research. With a sharp focus on contemporary race, ethnicity, crime, and justice studies, The Handbook of Race and Crime is the ideal reference for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars interested in the disciplines such as Criminology, Race and Ethnicity, Race and the Justice System, and the Sociology of Race.

Download or read book Undocumented and Abused written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to best regulate immigration and treat immigrants--both those lawfully and unlawfully here--are hotly debated questions. To promote responsible action, the center recently proposed a common-sense set of principles to secure our borders and reform our immigration system. Now we turn our attention to a much smaller issue, perhaps one on which consensus may be more readily reached: How should the United States deal with undocumented children who are here through no fault of their own and have suffered abuse or neglect? Using Texas as a case study, this paper looks at who these children are and discusses why a blanket policy to send them home will not work. It also discusses how to improve the process through which these children can obtain legal residency. Finally, this paper explains how federal immigration and child welfare law should be aligned to ensure our country acts responsibly and that the federal government provides the necessary financial support to the states to care for this vulnerable population.

Download or read book They re Only Immigrants written by Kim A. Mac Innis and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Violence Against Latina Immigrants written by Roberta Villalon and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2010-06-07 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A meaningful documentation of the ways in which structural and cultural conditions in current immigration and violence against women laws in the United States reinforce the hierarchies and intersections of race, class, and heterosexuality that impact on the lives of battered Latina immigrants."---Natalie J. Sokoloff, author of Domestic Violence at the Margins: Readings in Race, Class, Gender, and Culture --

Download or read book Immigrant and Refugee Families written by Jaime Ballard and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Immigrant and Refugee Families: Global Perspectives on Displacement and Resettlement Experiences uses a family systems lens to discuss challenges and strengths of immigrant and refugee families in the United States. Chapters address immigration policy, human rights issues, economic stress, mental health and traumatic stress, domestic violence, substance abuse, family resilience, and methods of integration."--Open Textbook Library.

Download or read book Domestic Violence Against Undocumented Immigrant Women of Hispanic Origin written by Gabriela L. Montoya and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Domestic Violence Experiences Among Undocumented Women written by Mayra Landeros Aguilar and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Violence Never Heals written by Allison Bloom and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores experiences with disability and aging for immigrant survivors of domestic violence across the life course Across the United States, one in three women experiences violence in their intimate relationships. More resources are now being devoted to providing these women with immediate care; but what happens to survivors, especially those from marginalized communities, as they grow older and grapple with the long-term effects? In Violence Never Heals, Allison Bloom presents a life-course perspective on the disabling experience of violence in Latina immigrant communities. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork performed in a Latina program at an Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) crisis center, Bloom offers insights into the long-term effects of systemic and gender-based violence, revealing that these experiences become subtly disabling long before old age. Drawing from her own background as a practitioner, Bloom further details how current IPV services fail to acknowledge and accommodate such effects, in large part because of their disproportionate focus on younger survivors and the particular development of the domestic violence services field. She offers both scholars and practitioners concrete strategies for how they can alter their approaches to better treat and mitigate the lifelong effects of domestic violence. Violence Never Heals addresses a glaring omission in IPV scholarship, providing both an aging-focused perspective on IPV as well as laying out concrete steps for how to implement this perspective in pursuit of more comprehensive treatment.

Download or read book Coercive Control written by Evan Stark and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on cases, Stark identifies the problems with our current approach to domestic violence, outlines the components of coercive control, and then uses this alternate framework to analyse the cases of battered women charged with criminal offenses directed at their abusers.

Download or read book Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Immigration and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Undocumented Prisoner written by C Nicole and published by . This book was released on 2023-08-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Undocumented Prisoner is a powerful memoir by C. Nicole, recounting her journey of survival and triumph over domestic violence. This gripping narrative unveils the author's harrowing experiences, highlighting the cycle of abuse she endured and the profound impact it had on her life. With unwavering courage, C. Nicole shares her path to healing, shedding light on the hidden world of domestic violence and offering hope to others facing similar challenges. In Undocumented Prisoner, C. Nicole candidly reveals the physical, emotional, and psychological violence she suffered at the hands of her abuser. She defies societal stigmas and bravely confronts the aftermath of trauma, showing the resilience and strength that allowed her to break free from the cycle of abuse. Through her story, she emphasizes the importance of support networks and advocates for awareness, justice, and change. This memoir is a testament to the indomitable human spirit and the power of resilience. It is an inspiring journey of reclaiming one's life after trauma and finding a renewed sense of purpose and happiness. C. Nicole's story serves as a beacon of hope, empowering survivors to believe in their strength and providing insight into the realities of domestic violence. Undocumented Prisoner is a call to action, urging society to address this pervasive issue and support those who have endured its devastating effects.

Download or read book Policing Undocumented Migrants written by Louise Boon-Kuo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Migration policing experiments such as boat turn-backs and offshore refugee processing have been criticised as unlawful and have been characterised as exceptional. Policing Undocumented Migrants explores the extraordinarily routine, powerful, and above all lawful practices engaged in policing status within state territory. This book reveals how the everyday violence of migration law is activated by making people ‘illegal’. It explains how undocumented migrants are marginalised through the broad discretion underpinning existing frameworks of legal responsibility for migration policing. Drawing on interviews with people with lived experience of undocumented status within Australia, perspectives from advocates, detailed analysis of legislation, case law and policy, this book provides an in-depth account of the experiences and legal regulation of undocumented migrants within Australia. Case studies of street policing, immigration raids, transitions in legal status such as release from immigration detention, and character based visa determination challenge conventional binaries in migration analysis between the citizen and non-citizen and between lawful and unlawful status. By showing the organised and central role of discretionary legal authority in policing status, this book proposes a new perspective through which responsibility for migration legal practices can be better understood and evaluated. Policing Undocumented Migrants will be of interest to scholars and practitioners working in the areas of criminology, criminal law, immigration law and border studies.

Download or read book Human Rights Along the U S Mexico Border written by Kathleen A. Staudt and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2009-11-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much political oratory has been devoted to safeguarding AmericaÕs boundary with Mexico, but policies that militarize the border and criminalize immigrants have overshadowed the regionÕs widespread violence against women, the increase in crossing deaths, and the lingering poverty that spurs people to set out on dangerous northward treks. This book addresses those concerns by focusing on gender-based violence, security, and human rights from the perspective of women who live with both violence and poverty. From the Pacific to the Gulf of Mexico, scholars from both sides of the 2,000-mile border reflect expertise in disciplines ranging from international relations to criminal justice, conveying a more complex picture of the region than that presented in other studies. Initial chapters offer an overview of routine sexual assaults on women migrants, the harassment of Central American immigrants at the hands of authorities and residents, corruption and counterfeiting along the border, and near-death experiences of border crossers. Subsequent chapters then connect analysis with solutions in the form of institutional change, social movement activism, policy reform, and the spread of international norms that respect human rights as well as good governance. These chapters show how all facets of the border situationÑglobalization, NAFTA, economic inequality, organized crime, political corruption, rampant patriarchyÑpromote gendered violence and other expressions of hyper-masculinity. They also show that U.S. immigration policy exacerbates the problems of border violenceÑin marked contrast to the border policies of European countries. By focusing on womenÕs everyday experiences in order to understand human security issues, these contributions offer broad-based alternative approaches and solutions that address everyday violence and inattention to public safety, inequalities, poverty, and human rights. And by presenting a social and democratic international feminist framework to address these issues, they offer the opportunity to transform todayÕs security debate in constructive ways.

Download or read book Immigrant Children Are Abused written by Ken Francis and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a child is the most carefree time of your life with nothing to worry about. All of your daily wants and needs are taken care of by your parents. You rely on them to nurture, guide and protect you as you grow strong with the love that flows from them. But what do you do when the ones who are supposed to love and protect you turn out to be the same ones who neglect, humiliate and abuse you? Well, you can put some distance between yourself and the abuse that is taking place at home by running away (not a very good idea). Or you can stay at home and soak it up, hoping they don't kill you before you are old enough for it to stop.

Download or read book Undocumented Abused Married Women of Mexican Origian Seeking Legal Help at Catholic Charities in San Antonio Texas written by Jose Abel Olivas and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: