Carina Gallo is a social worker and associate professor at the Department of Criminal Justice Studies at San Francisco State University. She is a first generation college graduate and earned her PhD from Stockholm University. Carina researches historical and international trends in crime and welfare policy, with particular attention to Sweden and the United States. She is also interested in how technology can globalize education and has led virtual international exchanges. Moreover, Carina is the co-leader for the Bay Area chapter of the Scholar Strategy Network.
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Victim Support and the Welfare State
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RECENT ARTICLES
Crime victims, immigrants and social welfare: Creating the racialized other In Sweden
This study explores the role of immigration and racialization in creating the first Swedish victim support centre in the early 1980s.
“When we talk about intimate partner violence we talk in an adult way:” Social workers’ descriptions of intimate partner violence between teenagers
This article examines how social workers within the Swedish social services describe intimate partner violence between teenagers.
An influential child of its time: Victim Support Sweden and a changing discourse on violence against women
This article aims describe Victim Support Sweden’s policy work in the area of violence against women.
Reimagining public defense advocacy in times of Covid-19
This commentary describes the work of a Contra Costa Public Defenders Association task force established to counter the injustices experienced incarcerated people during the COVID-19 pandemic.