“In and Out of Crisis”: Life Course Criminalization for Jefas in the Barrio

Abstract Scholars have documented how violence, criminalization, and other forms of control impact the life trajectories criminalized women. Less research exists on ways that processes criminalization affect health mothers across course. This study examines legal constructions labels such as gang affiliation, are a process long-term violence threat second, short affects family health–what I refer to course criminalization. qualitative is based photo elicitation history testimonios with 13 affiliated, system-impacted Chicana/Latina from South Central Los Angeles, California connects theory feminist abolitionist decolonial perspectives. It documents crises perpetuated by multi-institutional influence relations between legal, social, related experiences for their families. Through they show intergenerational mechanisms connect body’s health, surveillance, survival, spiritual resistance.