Abstract In this essay, I illustrate how discussions of the effects of violence on communities are enhanced by the use of a critical framework that links various microvariables with macro-institutional processes. Drawing upon my work on the issue of violent victimization toward African American women and how conventional justice policies have failed to bring effective remedy in situations of extreme danger and degradation, I argue that a broader conceptual framework is required to fully understand the profound and persistent impact that violence has on individuals embedded in communities that are experiencing the most adverse social injustices. I use my work as a case in point to illustrate how complex community dynamics, ineffective institutional responses, and broader societal forces of systemic violence intersect to further the impact of individual victimization. In the end, I argue that understanding the impact of all forms of violence would be better served by a more intersectional and critical interdisciplinary framework.

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暴力对社区的影响：作为推动更公正政策工具的暴力矩阵

摘要 在这篇文章中，我说明了如何通过使用一个将各种微观变量与宏观制度过程联系起来的关键框架来加强对暴力对社区影响的讨论。借鉴我对非裔美国妇女的暴力侵害问题以及传统司法政策如何未能在极端危险和退化的情况下提供有效补救的工作，我认为需要一个更广泛的概念框架来充分理解深刻和持久的影响这种暴力对嵌入社区的个人造成了最不利的社会不公正。我以我的工作为例来说明复杂的社区动态，无效的制度反应，系统性暴力的更广泛的社会力量相互交织，进一步扩大了个人受害的影响。最后，我认为理解所有形式的暴力的影响会更好地通过一个更具交叉性和批判性的跨学科框架来实现。