The Origins of the Contemporary Juvenile Justice System in Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6079742 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Kwame Ame (Human Rights and Criminology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Brantford, Ontario, Canada), Robert Kwame (0000-0002-7891-2742, Wilfrid Laurier University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 394-408 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0363-1990 • E-ISSN: 1552-5473 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0363199018798099 |
| OpenAlex | W2890863019 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The origin(s) of the contemporary juvenile justice system in Ghana could be traced to the country’s colonial era just like most modern criminal justice institutions in Africa. Colonization and its consequent introduction of English education, laws, administration, and Christianity challenged the traditional agencies for maintaining social control and the system of justice. But to fully appreciate the new juvenile justice system that was introduced, one must first appreciate the system that was in place in the precolonial era. Based on an analysis of secondary sources, this article argues that the systems in place during both the colonial and precolonial periods were reflective of a particular perception of children in each era
Administration of justice · Colonialism · Criminal justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · Juvenile · Perception · Political science · Sociology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Psychology · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |