Incarceration as a System of Oppression: Exploring the Treatment and Experiences of Children in Jamaica's Juvenile Correctional Facilities

拟议的项目将探讨牙买加被监禁儿童的待遇和经历。该州儿童的犯罪率和监禁率非常高，有些儿童被长期关押在警察的“拘留所”和监狱中，这些监狱被认为不适合和不适合1)他们所犯罪行的性质，其中可能包括低级别的罪行，如离家出走或违反宵禁，2)对儿童的惩罚。就我们的学术知识和可能影响这一领域的政策和实践而言，了解儿童是如何和为什么被监禁的，他们在被监禁时是如何被对待的，以及这对他们的影响，是至关重要的。

The proposed project will explore the treatment and experiences of children who are incarcerated in Jamaica. The rates of offending and incarceration of children in the state are very high, and some are detained for extended periods in police 'lock ups' and in prisons which are believed to be inappropriate and unsuitable for 1) the nature of the offences they have allegedly committed, which can include low level status offences such as running away from home or breaching curfew - and 2) for the punishment of children. Developing an understanding of how and why children are incarcerated, and how they are treated when they are and the impact this has on them, is crucially important in terms of our academic knowledge and potentially influencing policy and practice in this area.