Abstract
Black women are disproportionately involved in the child welfare system. This state-level intervention occurs at two levels-a higher likelihood of being (i) screened for drug use during pregnancy and (ii) reported to child welfare authorities after delivery. Consequently, they face further enmeshment in state-systems, including custody loss and lower reunification odds. Using evidence from the past forty years of research and media reports, we argue that systemic forces and policies largely contribute to racial disproportionality in the child welfare system, and assert this state intervention serves as a mechanism to control black reproduction.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 258-281 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Social Politics |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1 2020 |
Bibliographical note
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Funding
This project was supported by grants R25-DA037190 (PI: Beckwith) and T32-DA035200 (PI: Rush) from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The funding agencies had no role in study design, data collection or analysis, or preparation and submission of the manuscript. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| National Institute on Drug Abuse |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)