Behaviour Management or Institutionalised Repression? Children’s Experiences of Physical Restraint in Custody

Shenton, Felicity; Smith, Roger

doi:10.1111/chso.12410

Behaviour Management or Institutionalised Repression? Children’s Experiences of Physical Restraint in Custody

Shenton, Felicity; Smith, Roger

Authors

Felicity Shenton

Professor Roger Smith roger.smith@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

This article reports on a study of children's experiences of being physically restrained by staff in a range of custodial settings. The research was carried out in collaboration with a team of young researchers, and generated rich and insightful accounts of children's experiences of legitimised violence in the form of ‘restraint’. These lead us to reflect on whether this is a normal and justifiable feature of custody, or as oppressive and unacceptable to the extent that it represents a form of brutalisation, and an unnecessary, unjustifiable and repressive form of control, where the rights of children are routinely transgressed.

Citation

Shenton, F., & Smith, R. (2021). Behaviour Management or Institutionalised Repression? Children’s Experiences of Physical Restraint in Custody. Children & Society, 35(1), 159-175. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12410

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Jul 21, 2020
Online Publication Date	Jun 18, 2020
Publication Date	2021-01
Deposit Date	Jun 22, 2020
Publicly Available Date	Jul 24, 2020
Journal	Children & Society
Print ISSN	0951-0605
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	35
Issue	1
Pages	159-175
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12410

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