Ensuring the ‘care’ of London’s children: discourses of exclusion, marginality and punishment

Christopher Holligan*

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Abstract

Using inspectorate reports this article explores the discourses about a London prison where children are inmates. The construction of the child prisoner inmates intimates their contribution to a pervasive culture of violence, bullying, opposition and poor engagement with purposive activities. While inspectorate reporting is based on the policy of ensuring a safe and rehabilitative experience for prisoners it is suggested that the discourses they harness do not engage with the fabric of these lives. The adoption of a corporate discourse, minimizes the communication of the individual harms inflicted on these children by criminal ‘justice’.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 13 Oct 2023
EventPrisons & Inequalities Unsettling Relations between the City and the Criminal Justice System International Colloquium - University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Duration: 13 Oct 2023 → …

Conference

ConferencePrisons & Inequalities Unsettling Relations between the City and the Criminal Justice System International Colloquium
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityAmsterdam
Period13/10/23 → …

Keywords

  • discourse
  • harm
  • Feltham
  • inspectorate
  • violence
  • safety
  • respect
  • purposiveness

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