Abstract
This article explores how a nexus of punishment, treatment and protection creates unique mechanisms of control in secure institutions for young people. It is based on a study in Danish secure institutions, which accommodate young people confined on legal and welfare grounds. In these hybrid institutions, protection, treatment and punishment merge in ambiguous and contradictory practices that are experienced as unjust or even harmful by the young people and possibly breach the UN Convention of the Child. These practices are explored through a Foucauldian theorization highlighting the disciplinary practices unique to the confinement of minors. The article contributes to wider debates on the treatment–punishment nexus, Nordic exceptionalism and criminal justice for youth in an era of neoliberal penal-welfarism.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | The British Journal of Criminology |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1161-1177 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISSN | 0007-0955 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 12 Aug 2019 |
Keywords
- children and youth
- Children´s rights
- Closed institutions
- Lived experience
- Nordic exceptionalism
- Punishment
- Young people
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