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Leigh S. Goodmark is a law professor at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, specializing in domestic violence, the carceral state, and abolition feminism.
Professor Goodmark's research interests include:
- Domestic Violence
- Carceral State
- Gender-Based Violence
- Abolition Feminism
- Criminal Law
- Family Law
- Law and Gender
Professor Goodmark's scholarship critically examines how the legal system's response to gender-based violence has paradoxically led to the criminalization of survivors, particularly women of color and trans and gender-nonconforming individuals. Her interdisciplinary work connects legal scholarship with feminist theory and critical race studies to analyze systemic failures in domestic violence interventions.
Professor Goodmark's notable publication is "Imperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition Feminism" (2023), which argues that the criminal justice system fundamentally cannot remedy harm from gender-based violence and that only dismantling the carceral system will end the punishment of survivors.
Professor Goodmark's work spans Civil Rights and Discrimination, Criminal Law, Family Law, Human Rights Law, Juvenile Law, and Law and Gender disciplines, offering both theoretical frameworks and practical guidance for advocates seeking alternatives to police and prison-based responses to intimate partner violence.
