Gender, Victimization, and Justice: Exploring Impacts and Intervention Strategies

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This panel explores the gendered dimensions of victimization and justice system involvement, with particular attention to differential impacts, coping strategies, and intervention approaches. The papers examine how gender shapes experiences within and responses to the justice system, as well as the relationship between victimization and subsequent attitudes and outcomes. The first paper illuminates how girls navigate juvenile detention, examining institutional narratives that mischaracterize adaptive behaviors and complicate reintegration. The second study provides insights into the characteristics of human-trafficked youth referred to the juvenile justice system, highlighting the unique needs of this vulnerable population. The third paper examines the relationship between victimization and punitive attitudes among college students, with attention to differences by gender and race. The fourth presentation evaluates the effectiveness of an intervention designed to enhance support for collegiate survivors of sexual violence. Finally, the fifth paper investigates how sexual victimization history influences perceptions of pelvic examinations under anesthesia. Together, these papers advance our understanding of how gender intersects with experiences of victimization and justice system involvement, suggesting possibilities for more gender-responsive approaches to intervention and policy across multiple domains.

Sub Unit

• Area V. Victimization / 39. Consequences of Victimization

Individual Presentations

• Gendered Pathways in Juvenile Justice: Barriers and Coping Strategies - Mady Kienstra, University of Colorado Boulder

• Characteristics of Human Trafficked Youth Referred to the Juvenile Justice System - Ashton Cobb, Florida State University

• Victimization and the Development of Punitive Attitudes among College Students: Differences by Gender and Race - Laisa Francisca Abreu Rivera, Florida Atlantic University

• Building Support for Survivors: An Intervention to Enhance Support for Collegiate Victims of Sexual Violence - Tara K. Streng-Schroeter, University of Colorado Boulder

• Medical Violence or Standard Care? Sexual Victimization and Perceptions of Pelvic Examinations Under Anesthesia - Kristin Lloyd, Clemson University

Chair

• Jillian Turanovic, University of Colorado Boulder