Through iceboxes and kennels : how immigration detention harms children and families /
"This book traces the rise of family migration from Central America in 2014, a phenomenon that led to the incarceration—and, in many cases, the separation—of thousands of children and parents. Part I, “The State of Affairs,” presents several critical issues, such as separating families, licensi...
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- Englisch
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2023.
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"This book traces the rise of family migration from Central America in 2014, a phenomenon that led to the incarceration—and, in many cases, the separation—of thousands of children and parents. Part I, “The State of Affairs,” presents several critical issues, such as separating families, licensing of detention facilities as child care centers, and detaining teenagers in psychiatric treatment centers without cause, and describes principled and honest employees who defied the inhumanity of incarcerating mothers and children. In Part II, “The Human Costs,” the author draws on sources as varied as history, politics, and the behavioral and social sciences to describe four stages in family migration in search of US asylum and the plight of children—the pre-migration forces pushing families to flee their countries; mid-migration journeys fraught with hunger, violence, and pain; detention in cold rooms, cages, and jails; and the post-detention settlement and adjustment to a new life. Each stage has a rising slope of tension and a trigger or threshold event that results in passage to the next state. Illustrated with profiles of families he met, Zayas shows how stresses and traumas disrupt children’s development and mental health, sometimes permanently. Through Iceboxes and Kennels presents the stories—sometimes harrowing, always riveting—told by children and parents in their own words, revealing their thoughts and emotions and presented with sensitivity and understanding. The book is both alarming and optimistic." -- Publisher's description.
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- 1 online resource
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- Also issued in print: 2023.
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- Specialized.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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0197668194
0197668178
0197668186
9780197668191
9780197668177
9780197668184
9780197668160
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