“Even as a Probation Officer, We’re all Very Much Aware That We’re Black First:” An Intersectional Examination of How Probation Officers Experience System Legitimacy
Published online on March 29, 2025
Abstract
Feminist Criminology, Ahead of Print.
This study focuses on how 27 frontline and supervisory probation officers (71% women, 67% Black) view the criminal legal system (CLS), utilizing intersectionality as an analytical framework. We present two themes: probation as ‘minor,’ and the CLS is a ...
This study focuses on how 27 frontline and supervisory probation officers (71% women, 67% Black) view the criminal legal system (CLS), utilizing intersectionality as an analytical framework. We present two themes: probation as ‘minor,’ and the CLS is a ...