This study of working class, heterosexual, criminal-legal system-impacted Black women described the women’s romantic histories and current romantic relationship statuses in terms of commitment, exclusivity, and perceived quality. Using intersectional research methods, qualitative interviews were conducted with 31 Black women between the ages of 18 and 65 years who were working class, resided in Southern California, and were impacted by the criminal-legal system. Data were analyzed using an intersectional Black feminist criminological framework and findings revealed six types of relationship statuses. These relationship statuses did not live up to the women’s aspirations and yielded disparate levels of emotional and psychological strain across relationship statuses.

这项对工人阶级、异性恋、受刑事法律制度影响的黑人女性的研究，从承诺、排他性和感知质量方面描述了女性的浪漫史和当前的浪漫关系状态。使用交叉研究方法，对 31 名年龄在 18 至 65 岁之间的黑人女性进行了定性访谈，她们是工人阶级，居住在南加州，并受到刑事法律制度的影响。使用交叉的黑人女权主义犯罪学框架分析数据，结果揭示了六种类型的关系状态。这些关系状态没有达到女性的愿望，并且在不同的关系状态中产生了不同程度的情绪和心理压力。