System intervention does not prevent child abuse nor does it provide the support, financial or otherwise that families want and need to prevent and respond to interpersonal violence. Instead of supporting people who are experiencing interpersonal violence, the "child welfare system" oftentimes weaponizes a person's history of being abused against them. For parents, the family policing system often ridicules their decisions, weaponize details of their pasts, and undermine their autonomy. Negative stereotypes about people of color and poor people play a huge role in how family policing system treats these communities.
