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03181aam a2200409 i 4500 001 D80187AEC19D11EEA89D2B6520ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240202013317 008 230719t20232023enk b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1509557733 020 $a 9781509557738 020 $a 1509557725 020 $a 9781509557721 035 $a (OCoLC)1393182423 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d MNG $d OCLCO $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCQ $d TTU $d YDX $d CDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a KF547 K55 2023 050 04 $a HQ759 K535 2023 100 1 $a Killian, Caitlin, $e author. $1 https://isni.org/isni/000000005133372X 245 10 $a Failing moms : $b the social condemnation and criminalization of mothers / $c Caitlin Killian. 264 1 $a Cambridge, UK ; $b Polity Press, $c 2023. 300 $a viii, 242 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-232) and index. 505 00 $t Fighting back, fighting for the future. $g 6. $t All moms are bad moms -- $g 2. $t Preconception discrimination -- $g 3. $t Criminal pregnancies -- $g 4. $t "Neglectful" mothers -- $g 5. $t Mothers of maimed and murdered children -- $g 6. $t Fighting back, fighting for the future. 520 $a "While many claim that being a mom is the most important job in the world, in reality motherhood in the United States is becoming harder. From preconception, through pregnancy, and while parenting, women are held to ever-higher standards and are finding themselves punished - both socially and criminally - for failing to live up to these norms.This book uncovers how women of all ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses have been interrogated, held against their will, and jailed for a rapidly expanding list of offenses such as falling down the stairs while pregnant or letting a child spend time alone in a park, actions that were not considered criminal a generation ago. While poor mothers and moms of color are targeted the most, all moms are in jeopardy, whether they realize it or not. Women and mothers are disproportionately held accountable compared to men and fathers who do not see their reproduction policed and almost never incur charges for "failure to protect." The gendered inequality of prosecutions reveals them to be more about controlling women than protecting children.Using a reproductive justice lens, Caitlin Killian analyzes how and why mothers are on a precipice and what must change to prevent mass penalization and instead support mothers and their children" -- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Mothers $x Legal status, laws, etc. $z United States. 650 0 $a Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration $z United States. 650 0 $a Sex discrimination against women $z United States. 650 0 $a Child care $x Law and legislation $z United States. 650 0 $a Children $x Crimes against $z United States. 650 0 $a Motherhood $x Moral and ethical aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Motherhood $x Social aspects $z United States. 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9781509557745 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240502014252.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D80187AEC19D11EEA89D2B6520ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search