%0 Journal Article
%T Betrayed by the Blue: Intimate Partner Violence and Institutional Betrayal by the Criminal Legal System
%A Bailey Blewitt
%A Angela Hattery
%A Earl Smith
%J Sociology Mind
%P 241-252
%@ 2160-0848
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/sm.2023.134012
%X Survivors
of intimate partner violence engage in a multitude of help-seeking behaviors;
most commonly they engage </span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">in </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the criminal legal system (CLS). Thus, when this institution betrays the
trust of those dependent on them by being negligent or prosecutory, this is called </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">institutional</span></i> <i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">betrayal.</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> We strive </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">to
elucidate and describe the types of institutional betrayal that
victims/survivors</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> of IPV experience when they report their abuse to the
CLS. The analysis is based on in-depth interviews with 11 women impacted by
intimate partner violence who sought help from the CLS. Four themes emerged: 1)
indifference by criminal legal system actors</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">;</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> 2)
being criminalized by criminal legal system actors</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">;</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> 3) The
benefits of </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ˇ°</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">insider status</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ˇ±;</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> 4) Having to be ˇ°in the systemˇ± to use the system. It is crucial that we
recognize the inconsistencies and mistreatment within our current criminal
legal system in order to better protect and support victims and survivors of
IPV equally and effectively.
%K Intimate Partner Violence
%K Institutional Betrayal
%K Criminal Legal System
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=128159