The Making of "Criminal": How the Child and Youth Protection Service Produces Juvenile Offenders--An Intersectional Analysis

• Main Authors: TANG, JUI-YI, 唐睿檥
• Other Authors: CHEN, BO-WEI
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/qrgw68

碩士 === 南華大學 === 應用社會學系教育社會學碩士班 === 106 === This study explores whether child and youth protection notification has met the needs of the service receivers and how inequalities in sex/gender-related and classes are made in the notification process. So far, most of the related studies focus on the notification system but few studies addresses the procedures before as well as after the notification. Therefore, this study explains how different professions get involved in the notification process and in the process, how injustice is made towards the underprivileged groups, particularly those who need the help are excluded from getting help and those who do not want the notification, yet, unwillingly be punished. Through in-depth interviews on interviewees (7 pertinent to the notification cases and 8 related professionals) and participation observation, the findings, first of all, shows how the frontline workers tend standardize and de-contextualize their evaluations and ignore the needs and voices of their children and youths and even stigmatize the socially vulnerable in order to meet the regulations and requirements from the system. Second, the analysis moves beyond a dualistic understanding of “victims” and “perpetrators” and addresses the complex lived experiences of the young service recivers. Meanwhile, it explains how the notification system excludes “atypical cases” while simultaneously reinforcing gendered/sexualized values and classed biases. Through re-thinking about notification process, I also explain how the frontline professions in school become powerless due to the unfair work conditions they encounters. The findings of this study provide not only advice to the professions but also suggestions for those who make related polices.