This memo contains excerpts from social science literature about the impacts of trauma on survivors’ ability to recall the details of traumatic events.
Victimized Again: How the Reentry Process Perpetuates Violence Against Survivors of Domestic Violence
Describes how community supervision can decrease safety and increase violence for reentering victims of battering by eliminating or limiting viable options.
Three Formerly Incarcerated Women Talk About Reentry
Print/text version of a panel interview of formerly incarcerated women regarding their reentry experiences, insights, and suggestions for advocates and practitioners working with reentering survivors.
The Impact of Parental Kidnapping Laws and Practice on Domestic Violence Survivors
Explores the role that domestic violence plays in a high percentage of parental kidnapping cases and the need to illuminate that role for a fair applications of justice.
Lessons from the Field: Talking About Mass Incarceration, Racial Justice, and Alternatives to Reliance on the Criminal Legal System
Conversations with anti-violence advocates on key themes and approaches for addressing mass incarceration, racial justice, and alternatives to the criminal legal system.
Knowledge into Action: Resources & Tools for Change
Draws from resources and tools related to ending mass incarceration, centering racial justice in communities and institutions, and creating alternatives to the criminal legal system.
In Their Own Words: Victims of Battering Talk About Being Arrested and Convicted
Presents the findings of a series of focus groups and interviews with female victims of battering who had been convicted of domestic-violence-related crimes against their intimate partners.