Trouble with the Child in the Carceral State

The article discusses the use of the concept of "the child" in the debates surrounding incarcerations, prisons, and the prison industry. Topics include racial, sexual, and gendered inequalities in who qualifies as a child; the use of the concept to justify both prison closings and prison o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meiners, Erica R. 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
In: Social justice
Year: 2014, Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Pages: 120-144
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Economics
Race discrimination in criminal justice administration
Prison reform
Prisons
Discrimination in juvenile justice administration
Juvenile justice administration
Criminal Justice System
Legal status of children
Correctional institutions
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Summary:The article discusses the use of the concept of "the child" in the debates surrounding incarcerations, prisons, and the prison industry. Topics include racial, sexual, and gendered inequalities in who qualifies as a child; the use of the concept to justify both prison closings and prison openings; and the differences in treatment of individuals termed children, juveniles, adolescents and adults, such as imprisonment.