Criminal Legal System

Understanding the gender equity implications, understood intersectionally, of criminal justice policies from law enforcement to incarceration.

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Everyday Hate: Violence Against Black and Latinx LGBT People

Hate crimes legislation is often hailed as a progressive response to violence against LGBT people. But what should we do about the everyday violence experienced by Black and Latinx LGBT people?

Criminal Legal System, Human Rights, Development & Security, Labor, Family & Economic Security, Violence

What’s Wrong with the US Federal Response to “Sex Trafficking”?

The federal response to sex trafficking has overemphasized prosecution. To fix what is wrong, we need to divest from the carceral system and invest in human rights.

Criminal Legal System, Labor, Family & Economic Security, Violence

How to End Violence Against Sex Workers

December 17th is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. To end violence against sex workers, we must decriminalize sex work.

Criminal Legal System, Labor, Family & Economic Security

The Harm of Anti-Prostitution Loitering Laws

Anti-prostitution loitering laws target poor women of color. Repealing these laws is a first step toward reducing harm and ending a racist, sexist, and transphobic system of sexual policing.

Criminal Legal System

How—and Why—the Bail Bond Industry Targets Women

Applying the lens of financial predation expands our understanding of who is involved in the criminal justice system.

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Criminal Legal System, Gender, Race & Place in MN, Violence

Confronting Crime and Criminalization: Race, Gender and Policing in Minneapolis

Women of color are more likely to experience gender-based violence and fear of contacting the police for help.

Criminal Legal System, Violence

From Warriors to Guardians, Race Shapes Police Masculinity

Police chiefs describe a profound link between the racial contexts of gun violence and disparate modes of police response.

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Criminal Legal System, Gender, Race & Place in MN

Survivors Deserve a Clean Slate

Criminal expungement is legal in Minnesota. Here’s how to make it actually work.

Criminal Legal System, Labor, Family & Economic Security

Punishing Poor Mothers in a Pandemic

Vulnerable families need financial security, not damaging separation.

Criminal Legal System, Violence

The Carceral State Will Not Be Feminist

Feminists' reliance on criminal law in the pursuit of gender justice has produced neither gender equality nor justice.

Criminal Legal System, Health

In Prison in a Pandemic: Gender Behind Bars

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could be uniquely devastating for women in prison, as well as their children and families.

Criminal Legal System, Health, Violence

Domestic Violence Is Also a Virus

The pandemic has laid bare the many risks of carceral responses to domestic abuse. We can no longer blindly accept that arrest is best.

Criminal Legal System, Violence, Was FOSTA Worth It?

Beyond FOSTA: Street-Based Sex Trading and Communities of Color

While FOSTA was an important step to protect victims of online trafficking, we must do more to protect marginalized people who engage in street- or survival-based sex trading, which has become more dangerous post-FOSTA.

Criminal Legal System, Violence, Was FOSTA Worth It?

FOSTA: A Necessary Law With Unforeseen Consequences

The goal of shuttering U.S.-based commercial sex websites was both necessary and effective, but law enforcement is still struggling to adapt to FOSTA’s many unintended consequences in its broader fight against the commercial sex industry.

Criminal Legal System, Violence, Was FOSTA Worth It?

The Coercive Impact of FOSTA on Consensual Adult Sex Workers

FOSTA conflates consensual sex workers with trafficking victims. As a result, it has made consensual sex markets more coercive and riskier, while hindering anti-trafficking efforts.

Joe Soss

University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Criminal Legal System

Everyday Hate: Violence Against Black and Latinx LGBT People

What’s Wrong with the US Federal Response to “Sex Trafficking”?

How to End Violence Against Sex Workers

The Harm of Anti-Prostitution Loitering Laws

How—and Why—the Bail Bond Industry Targets Women

Confronting Crime and Criminalization: Race, Gender and Policing in Minneapolis

From Warriors to Guardians, Race Shapes Police Masculinity

Survivors Deserve a Clean Slate

Punishing Poor Mothers in a Pandemic

The Carceral State Will Not Be Feminist

In Prison in a Pandemic: Gender Behind Bars

Domestic Violence Is Also a Virus

Beyond FOSTA: Street-Based Sex Trading and Communities of Color

FOSTA: A Necessary Law With Unforeseen Consequences

The Coercive Impact of FOSTA on Consensual Adult Sex Workers

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