The Paradox of the ‘Care’ of London’s Children
Discourses of ‘Safety’ and ‘Respect’ in England’s Ministry of Justice Inspection Reports
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13025903 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Holligan (University of the West of Scotland), Robert Mclean (0000-0002-9764-3234, University of the West of Scotland) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 521-521 |
| Publication date | 2024-09-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci13100521 |
| OpenAlex | W4402990867 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 50 |
Using English prison inspectorate reports, the article presents an Ervine Goffman-inspired sociological discourse analysis of official political accounts about the living conditions of incarcerated children held in London’s Feltham prison. Through a close reading of inspection reports, we develop a critical window into their lived experiences in an exceptionally harmful UK prison regime. The construction of this prison estate conjures its dilapidation, unhygienic conditions, and endless social danger. The stigmatizing construction of the child prisoner intimates a pervasive culture of violence and bullying, resulting in their aversion to purposive activities. While, at first blush, prison inspectorate reporting is based on the policy of efficiency to ensure a safe and rehabilitative prison experience for youth, it is argued that the nature of the reporting of incarceration obviates a critique of the wider political fabric that custodial interventions will invariably reproduce. The Inspectorate operates within the state’s dominant class-stratified political ideology. The adoption of a generic labeling discourse in the reports minimizes the communication of harms inflicted on children by criminal ‘justice’ that can only worsen their wellbeing and reproduce the harmful intensity of their pre-existing marginality
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