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Bateman, TimAffiliation
University of BedfordshireIssue Date
2020-10-13Subjects
lockdownCOVID-19
child imprisonment
children in custody
pains of Imprisonment
Subject Categories::L432 Welfare Policy
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the treatment of children in penal custody. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a viewpoint piece that analyses the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for children in custody, drawing on published information where available. Findings This paper argues that imprisoned children are an extremely vulnerable group, whose experience of incarceration exacerbates that vulnerability at the best of times. Responses to COVID-19 are particularly painful for children in those settings, and the consequences are manifestly unjust. Originality/value This paper provides an early attempt to consider the impact of COVID-19 on children in prison.Citation
Bateman T (2020) 'Unjust pains: the impact of COVID-19 on children in prison', Journal of Children's Services, 15 (4), pp.201-208.Publisher
EmeraldJournal
Journal of Children's ServicesType
ArticleLanguage
enISSN
1746-6660EISSN
2042-8677ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1108/JCS-07-2020-0045
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