The Racialized Nature of Child Welfare Policies and the Social Control of Black Bodies

Author:

Harp Kathi L H1ORCID,Bunting Amanda M2

Affiliation:

1. Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Kentucky College of Public Health, Lexington, KY, USA

2. Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA

Abstract

Abstract Black women are disproportionately involved in the child welfare system. This state-level intervention occurs at two levels—a higher likelihood of being (i) screened for drug use during pregnancy and (ii) reported to child welfare authorities after delivery. Consequently, they face further enmeshment in state-systems, including custody loss and lower reunification odds. Using evidence from the past forty years of research and media reports, we argue that systemic forces and policies largely contribute to racial disproportionality in the child welfare system, and assert this state intervention serves as a mechanism to control black reproduction.

Funder

National Institute on Drug Abuse

National Institutes of Health

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Social Sciences (miscellaneous),Gender Studies

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