Dr Sarah Anderson S.Anderson2@napier.ac.uk
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The trouble with trauma: interconnected forms of violence in the lives of repeatedly criminalised men
Anderson, Sarah
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Abstract
Focus on the interconnection of interpersonal violence, “ACEs”, trauma and justice-involvement has increased interest internationally among policymakers and practitioners working within criminal justice contexts for ‘trauma-informed’ approaches and interventions which facilitate recovery. This article discusses limitations of employing these concepts to make sense of the lives of criminal-justice involved people. Drawing on UK-based research using interviews and collage-workshops to gather autobiographical narratives of sixteen repeatedly-criminalised men, a case vignette is presented to show the institutional and structural contexts of interpersonal violence, and the critical role of the criminal justice system (CJS) in obscuring and perpetuating violence. This raises doubt about the CJS’ capacity to respond to trauma. The contribution of this paper is to integrate theoretical conceptualisations of violence and empirical findings to critique the possibility of trauma-informed practice within a criminal justice context.
Citation
Anderson, S. (in press). The trouble with trauma: interconnected forms of violence in the lives of repeatedly criminalised men. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice,
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 30, 2024 |
Deposit Date | Jun 20, 2024 |
Electronic ISSN | 2059-1101 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
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