How to Make a Criminal: A Genealogy of the Youth Criminal Justice System in Canada
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Youth criminal justice has been an ongoing narrative in Canada from the late 19th century which has interacted with the questions of the role of young people and appropriate punishments from the beginning. This project discusses those questions as a Foucauldian genealogy and considers how youth punishment is justified in Canada. Beginning with the work of John Joseph Kelso and the child saving movement from the late 19th century, the narrative of youth justice in Canada carries through the conversation surrounding the Juvenile Delinquents Act, the Young Offenders Act, and the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Through the public and federal debates, themes of hope and futurity, responsibilisation, and differing understandings of youth in society are constructed, which this project seeks to develop and explore.
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Copyright © 2018 the author(s). Theses may be used for non-commercial research, educational, or related academic purposes only. Such uses include personal study, research, scholarship, and teaching. Theses may only be shared by linking to Carleton University Institutional Repository and no part may be used without proper attribution to the author. No part may be used for commercial purposes directly or indirectly via a for-profit platform; no adaptation or derivative works are permitted without consent from the copyright owner.
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