Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Pub Date : 2021-11-25 Jordan Martin
How can modern policing be reformed to address police violence against Black women when it can occur at no fault of their own and end with a shower of bullets in the middle of the night while within the sanctity of their own home? What is accomplished when her name is said but justice is never achieved? What good does it do when her story is subsequently overshadowed or overlooked by the reform movements that intend to correct racism and sexism respectively? This Comment analyzes both Black women’s vulnerability to police violence and their invisibility in reform movements. First, police violence against Black women is a common result of systemic racialized, gendered biases, misinformed by monolithic stereotypes and justified through the absence of institutional discipline and general social disapproval. The predominant underlying rationale often being that Black women are worthless, false victims who either perpetrated the violence or are somehow deserving of it. Second, while Black women are subject to both racism and sexism, their experiences are not given the same or similar platform in comparison to Black men in the antiracist movement or white women in the antisexist movement. Rather, Black women’s needs are perceived as subordinate and inconsequential. Breonna Taylor’s killing is a beacon that illuminates the dangers posed to Black women, both in their own homes, where they should be safe, and in their own movements, where they should be heard. Her story is a signal that places a needed emphasis on overcoming the destruction in silence and empowerment in reclaiming the narrative. In determining an alternative solution to this historical, societal quandary, this Comment cautions that mere localized reform and implemented officer trainings are insufficient to overhaul an institutionalized system of racialized, gendered violence. This Comment builds upon intersectionality theory in its aim to conceptualize what defunding the police should look like in order to adequately address the unique needs of Black women. That is, that the “defund” movement must prioritize and center Black women. To be successful in this endeavor, Black women must receive adequate funding for community-based service organizations, recognized leadership positions of power beyond mere representation, and have the advantage of culturally competent mental and emotional support.
中文翻译:
Breonna Taylor:将标签转变为对警察的资助
现代警务如何改革以解决警察对黑人妇女的暴力行为,这可能不是她们自己的过错,并以半夜在她们神圣的家中射出子弹而告终?当她的名字被提及但正义却永远无法实现时,有什么成就?当她的故事随后被旨在分别纠正种族主义和性别歧视的改革运动所掩盖或忽视时,这有什么好处?本评论分析了黑人妇女在警察暴力面前的脆弱性和她们在改革运动中的隐蔽性。首先,警察对黑人妇女的暴力行为是系统性种族、性别偏见的普遍结果,被单一的刻板印象误导,并通过缺乏制度纪律和普遍的社会反对来证明是正当的。主要的基本原理通常是黑人妇女是毫无价值的虚假受害者,她们要么实施了暴力,要么以某种方式应得的。其次,虽然黑人女性同时受到种族主义和性别歧视的影响,但与反种族主义运动中的黑人男性或反性别歧视运动中的白人女性相比,她们的经历并没有相同或相似的平台。相反,黑人女性的需求被认为是次要的和无关紧要的。布伦娜·泰勒的遇害是一盏明灯,照亮了黑人妇女面临的危险,无论是在她们应该安全的家中,还是在她们自己的动作中,她们应该被听到。她的故事是一个信号,需要强调克服沉默中的破坏和重新叙述的权力。在确定这一历史问题的替代解决方案时,社会困境,本评论警告说,仅仅局部改革和实施的军官培训不足以彻底改革种族化、性别暴力的制度化系统。本评论建立在交叉性理论的基础上,旨在概念化警察资金减少应该是什么样子,以便充分满足黑人女性的独特需求。也就是说,“defund”运动必须优先考虑并以黑人女性为中心。为了在这项努力中取得成功,黑人女性必须为社区服务组织获得足够的资金,获得公认的超越代表的权力领导职位,并拥有文化上能胜任的精神和情感支持的优势。该评论警告说,仅仅局部改革和实施的军官培训不足以彻底改革种族化、性别暴力的制度化系统。本评论建立在交叉性理论的基础上,旨在概念化警察资金减少应该是什么样子,以便充分满足黑人女性的独特需求。也就是说,“defund”运动必须优先考虑并以黑人女性为中心。为了在这项努力中取得成功,黑人女性必须为社区服务组织获得足够的资金,获得公认的超越代表的权力领导职位,并拥有文化上能胜任的精神和情感支持的优势。该评论警告说,仅仅局部改革和实施的军官培训不足以彻底改革种族化、性别暴力的制度化系统。本评论建立在交叉性理论的基础上,旨在概念化警察资金减少应该是什么样子,以便充分满足黑人女性的独特需求。也就是说,“defund”运动必须优先考虑并以黑人女性为中心。为了在这项努力中取得成功,黑人女性必须为社区服务组织获得足够的资金,获得公认的超越代表的权力领导职位,并拥有文化上能胜任的精神和情感支持的优势。本评论建立在交叉性理论的基础上,旨在概念化警察资金减少应该是什么样子,以便充分满足黑人女性的独特需求。也就是说,“defund”运动必须优先考虑并以黑人女性为中心。为了在这项努力中取得成功,黑人女性必须为社区服务组织获得足够的资金,获得公认的超越代表的权力领导职位,并拥有文化上能胜任的精神和情感支持的优势。本评论建立在交叉性理论的基础上,旨在概念化警察资金减少应该是什么样子,以便充分满足黑人女性的独特需求。也就是说,“defund”运动必须优先考虑并以黑人女性为中心。为了在这项努力中取得成功,黑人女性必须为社区服务组织获得足够的资金,获得公认的超越代表的权力领导职位,并拥有文化上能胜任的精神和情感支持的优势。