Pre-crime, hyper-vigilance and the over-surveillance of migrant-heritage families in ‘FGM-safeguarding’ in England and Wales
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6421071 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christina Pantazis (0000-0002-4053-2437, University of Bristol, corresponding author), Natasha Carver (0000-0002-7518-2502, University of Bristol), Saffron Karlsen (0000-0003-0503-5088, University of Bristol), Magda Mogilnicka (0000-0003-1258-5731, University of Bristol), Rebecca Hamilton White (0000-0001-7894-4114, University of Bristol) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 176-194 |
| Publication date | 2025-02-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical and Radical Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2049-8675 • E-ISSN: 2049-8608 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/20498608y2025d000000071 |
| OpenAlex | W4407895855 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 22 |
This article investigates the role of pre-emptive policies and practices aiming to eliminate female genital cutting/mutilation (FGC/M) in England and Wales. We argue that the Serious Crime Act 2015, with its focus on pre-empting, uncovering and punishing FGC/M, represents a milestone in the development of a pre-crime society. By combining data collected from focus groups with migrant-heritage families living in Bristol in 2018 and data on state practices obtained via Freedom of Information requests in 2022, we provide unique insights into the nature and unfolding harmful impacts of hyper-vigilance and over-surveillance associated with the pre-emptive justice elements of the 2015 Act. In doing so, we expose the role played by the central government in ‘institutionalising racism’ within the police and social work. Facilitating an effective challenge to these issues requires social work professionals to engage reflexively in anti-racist and anti-oppressive practice and to drive new discussions about decolonialism within the profession
Criminology · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Migrant workers · Safeguarding · Sociology · Vigilance (psychology · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Sex work and related issues
The Sage Handbook of Global Policing
Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex
International Journal of Social Research Methodology
History Workshop Journal
The psychologisation of counter-extremism
Changing gender norms around female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)
Using freedom of information requests to facilitate research
Female genital mutilation
Pre-crime and post-criminology
What good is anti‐racist social work if you can’t master it’
Imperialism through Virtuous Helping
Critical Reflexivity and Moral Regulation
Gendered and Racialised Epistemological Injustice in FGM-safeguarding
From the 'Old' to the 'New' Suspect Community
Pre-Crime and Counter-Terrorism
History and Anthropology
From Scarman to Stephen Lawrence
Tolerated citizenship and FGM-safeguarding
The Culture of Control
Projected Cultural Histories of the Cutting of Female Genitalia
Unmaking citizens
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |