RT Article
T1 Navigating the Borderlands: System-Impacted Latina Girls, Cultural Tyranny, and the Juvenile Legal System
JF Journal of contemporary criminal justice
VO 41
IS 3
SP 573
OP 590
A1 Lopez, Vera 1971-
A1 Pasko, Lisa
A2 Pasko, Lisa
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/193039750X
AB This study explores the experiences of eight system-impacted Latina girls through interviews, using Anzaldúa’s borderlands framework as a theoretical lens to examine how they navigate cultural expectations of gender and sexuality within their families and the juvenile legal system. These young women resist oppressive norms, challenging white hegemonic feminism and traditional gender roles. Their perceived “transgressions”—speaking out about sexual victimization, defying heteronormativity, and engaging in premarital sex—invite punishment rather than support. This study advocates for trauma-informed, community-based programs rooted in Chicana feminisms, emphasizing art, storytelling, and intergenerational healing to foster resistance and collective healing beyond punitive measures.
K1 Sexuality
K1 gender norms
K1 Intersectionality
K1 Borderlands
K1 juvenile legal system
K1 Latina girls
DO 10.1177/10439862251341167