Criminalizing children : welfare and the state in Australia / David McCallum, Victoria University, Melbourne.
2017
KU4190 .M33 2017 (Mapit)
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Criminalizing children : welfare and the state in Australia / David McCallum, Victoria University, Melbourne.
Imprint
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Description
vii, 305 pages ; 24 cm.
Series
Cambridge studies in law and society.
Formatted Contents Note
Child welfare and the Australian state: an introduction
Knowing the 'neglected' aboriginal child
Neglected and criminal children
Science, race and separations
Unstable categories: children in welfare and justice in the early twentieth century
The mission station as a correctional institution
From mental defectives to the psychology of the family
The discovery of the aboriginal child
Government and family.
Knowing the 'neglected' aboriginal child
Neglected and criminal children
Science, race and separations
Unstable categories: children in welfare and justice in the early twentieth century
The mission station as a correctional institution
From mental defectives to the psychology of the family
The discovery of the aboriginal child
Government and family.
Summary
Incarceration of children is rising rapidly throughout Australia, with indigenous children most at risk of imprisonment. Indigenous and non-indigenous children have been subject to detention in both welfare and justice systems in Australian states and territories since colonization. McCallum traces the history of 'problem children' over several decades, demonstrating that the categories of neglected and offending children are both linked to similar kinds of governing. Institutions and encampments have historically played a significant role in contributing to the social problems of today. This book also takes a theoretical perspective, tracking parallel developments within the human sciences of childhood and theories of race.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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Call Number
KU4190 .M33 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9781845656676 hardback
1845656679 hardback
1845656679 hardback
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