‘So, Why Am I Here?’ Ambiguous Practices of Protection, Treatment and Punishment in Danish Secure Institutions for Youth

Author:

Henriksen Ann-Karina1,Prieur Annick2

Affiliation:

1. Department of Social Work, Copenhagen University College, Kronprinsesse Sofiesvej, Frederiksberg, Denmark

2. Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University, Kroghstræde,Aalborg Ø, Denmark

Abstract

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.

Funder

Danish Research Foundation

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Law,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Social Psychology,Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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