Child Welfare, Immigration, and Justice Systems: An Intersectional Life-Course Perspective on Youth Trajectories

Marsha Rampersaud (), Kristin Swardh and Henry Parada
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Marsha Rampersaud: Law & Society, York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
Kristin Swardh: School of Social Work, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON M5B 1GB, Canada
Henry Parada: School of Social Work, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON M5B 1GB, Canada

Laws, 2024, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-21

Abstract: This study explores how racialized migrant youth navigate Ontario’s child welfare, criminal justice, and immigration systems. Insights from youth, academics, practitioners, lawyers, policymakers, and social workers were gathered from a conference and contextualized using the Intersectional Life Course Theory and a critical phenomenological framework. Our analysis focuses on timing, locally and globally linked lives, social identities, and resilience, and emphasizes the interconnectedness of individual experiences within societal structures. We review systemic challenges and ethical dilemmas for young migrants, particularly concerns about fairness in potential inadmissibility or deportation consequences. We propose systemic support measures to foster resilience and disrupt adverse trajectories in order to mitigate discriminatory practices and provide targeted support for youth within these systems.

Keywords: child welfare; immigration; justice system; youth; intersectional life course theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D78 E61 E62 F13 F42 F68 K0 K1 K2 K3 K4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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