Failure To Protect: The Criminalization of Abused Women under Oklahoma Statute 843.5B.

Authors

Asia L. Reid, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Michael Barber, Brigham Young University - Provo

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Keywords

child abuse, Oklahoma, failure to protect

Abstract

This study examines gender disparities in prosecutions under Oklahoma’s Failure to Protect child abuse statute. Women—often victims themselves—make up 95% of those charged and are more likely to be convicted. Many receive longer sentences than the abuser, raising urgent concerns about how child protection laws criminalize victimized caregivers.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Reid, Asia L. and Barber, Michael, "Failure To Protect: The Criminalization of Abused Women under Oklahoma Statute 843.5B." (2025). FHSS Mentored Research Conference. 368.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/fhssconference_studentpub/368

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2025-04-02

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Political Science

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

Course

Poli 301

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