Title The criminalisation of unaccompanied migrant minors : voices from the detention processes in Greece / Ioannis Papadopoulos

Published Bristol : Bristol University Press , [2023] ©2023

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 155 pages) Contents Introducing the problem statement -- Children's rights and methodologies -- Criminals in waiting -- Under the research lens -- Recruitment and data collection -- Emergent discussion themes -- Ultimate reflections -- Reaching a conclusion Summary "In times of increasing migration flows, Greece is often viewed as the gateway to Europe for significantly high numbers of asylum-seeking individuals, including unaccompanied minors. Between 2016 and 2020, under Greek law unaccompanied children were to be temporarily placed in a protective environment upon irregular entry, pending referral to suitable accommodation. However, in reality they were being subjected to detention procedures instead. Giving voice to migrant children and professionals throughout, the author combines legal analysis with criminology and unveils the discrepancy between the law and practice. The findings demonstrate that unaccompanied children in Greece are criminalised through detention processes, while being deprived of the right to be heard"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Ioannis Papadopoulos is Lecturer of Criminology at the University of Salford, Manchester. His research focuses on immigration detention, children's rights, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, crimmigration and qualitative methods of analysis Print version record Subject Unaccompanied refugee children -- Government policy -- Greece Unaccompanied refugee children -- Services for -- Greece Unaccompanied refugee children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Greece Noncitizen detention centers -- Greece Juvenile detention -- Greece Unaccompanied immigrant children -- Government policy -- Greece Unaccompanied immigrant children -- Greece SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology. Juvenile detention Noncitizen detention centers Unaccompanied immigrant children Greece Genre/Form Electronic books Form Electronic book ISBN 9781529222876 1529222877 9781529222883 1529222885

Other Titles Criminalization of unaccompanied migrant minors

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