Achieving Restorative Justice in the Extra-Judicial Sanctions Program: Working with Racialized Immigrant Youth

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dc.contributor.advisorWong, Lloyd
dc.contributor.authorBailey, Monetta
dc.contributor.committeememberMcCoy, Liza
dc.contributor.committeememberWinterdyk, John
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-26T21:01:36Z
dc.date.available2016-09-26T21:01:36Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractThis doctoral thesis looks at the experiences of racialized immigrant youth who are referred to the Extra-Judicial Sanctions (EJS) program in Calgary, Alberta. Using Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Institutional Ethnography (IE) as the frameworks for the project, I investigated the impact of societal and textual discourses around racialized immigrant youth in the EJS process. As the EJS program is mandated by the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA), which provides the opportunity for restorative justice (RJ), I question whether or not this potential for RJ is achieved within the program. This is especially as the Calgary Youth Justice Society (CYJS) aims to reconnect youth with their larger community in their practice of administering the EJS program. Within the context of official multiculturalism in Canada, which is one that upholds a neo-liberal, colour-blind approach to justice, I argue that this approach has the potential to further distance racialized immigrant groups that may already be marginalized in society. By investigating the experiences of racialized immigrant youth and the family members who are referred to the EJS program, as well as documenting the challenges faced by those who administer the program, I challenge societal understandings of multiculturalism and belonging based on race-neutral ideas. Rather, I suggest that what is needed are colour-conscious, anti-racism, pro-immigration policies that are overly articulated in all textual discourses guiding the practices of the EJS program in an attempt to realise the true transformative potential of RJ.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBailey, M. (2016). Achieving Restorative Justice in the Extra-Judicial Sanctions Program: Working with Racialized Immigrant Youth (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24658en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24658
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3329
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectCriminology and Penology
dc.subjectEthnic and Racial Studies
dc.subject.classificationRestorative justiceen_US
dc.subject.classificationRace and crimeen_US
dc.subject.classificationImmigrationen_US
dc.titleAchieving Restorative Justice in the Extra-Judicial Sanctions Program: Working with Racialized Immigrant Youth
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineSociology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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