Abstract:Child abuse in youth custody in England and Wales is receiving an unprecedented degree of official attention. Historic allegations of abuse by staff in custodial institutions which held children are now being heard by the courts and by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), and some criminal trials have resulted in convictions. A persistent question prompted by these investigations is that of why the victims of custodial child abuse were for so long denied recognition as such, or any form of … Show more
“…Ben Jarman and Caroline Lanskey's article investigates child abuse in youth custodial institutions in England and Wales during the second half of the twentieth century. It contends that state authorities failed to recognise the victimisation of children held in such institutions and that this failure constituted a disavowal of the state's responsibility towards them [4].…”
“…Ben Jarman and Caroline Lanskey's article investigates child abuse in youth custodial institutions in England and Wales during the second half of the twentieth century. It contends that state authorities failed to recognise the victimisation of children held in such institutions and that this failure constituted a disavowal of the state's responsibility towards them [4].…”
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