Policing through 'Paperwork': Foster Youth Files and Archival Surveillance in the 21st Century
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| Title: | Policing through 'Paperwork': Foster Youth Files and Archival Surveillance in the 21st Century |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Lovaas, Jessica L. |
| Source: | Global Studies of Childhood. Dec 2016 6(4):442-454. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Foster Care, Child Welfare, Archives, Observation, Documentation, Childrens Rights, Minority Group Children, Privacy, Resistance (Psychology), Data Collection, Case Records, Young Adults, Punishment, Compliance (Psychology), Social Control, Information Technology, Access to Information, Law Enforcement, Public Agencies |
| Geographic Terms: | California (Los Angeles) |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2043610616676027 |
| ISSN: | 2043-6106 |
| Abstract: | Young people in the child welfare system are subjected to intensive and wide-ranging observation, surveillance and documentation practices that have been facilitated by the expanding use of digital technologies. Drawing on qualitative research, this article examines the pervasiveness of these governmental practices and their impacts on the psychological wellbeing and long-term trajectory of young people. Leveraging a Foucauldian framework, this article theorizes a form of 21st-century 'archival surveillance' and argues that contrary to the intended goal of utilizing documentation to protect children and minimize liability, the child welfare system's overuse and misuse of digital technologies violate children's rights and disproportionally criminalize youth of colour. At the same time, youth appropriate digital technologies in ways that help them survive, connect and resist the inhumane impacts of this archival surveillance. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2020 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1246314 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Young people in the child welfare system are subjected to intensive and wide-ranging observation, surveillance and documentation practices that have been facilitated by the expanding use of digital technologies. Drawing on qualitative research, this article examines the pervasiveness of these governmental practices and their impacts on the psychological wellbeing and long-term trajectory of young people. Leveraging a Foucauldian framework, this article theorizes a form of 21st-century 'archival surveillance' and argues that contrary to the intended goal of utilizing documentation to protect children and minimize liability, the child welfare system's overuse and misuse of digital technologies violate children's rights and disproportionally criminalize youth of colour. At the same time, youth appropriate digital technologies in ways that help them survive, connect and resist the inhumane impacts of this archival surveillance. |
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| ISSN: | 2043-6106 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2043610616676027 |
