Free association narrative interviewing, trauma and the youth justice professional

Trauma Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Critical Issues and New Directions

Child traumatic stress occurs when children and adolescents are exposed to traumatic events or situations, and this exposure overwhelms their ability to cope with what they have experienced [1]. Traumatic events can include physical abuse, sexual abuse, domestic violence, community violence, and/or disasters [2]. Although estimates vary, it is believed that the prevalence of trauma among childr...

Youth justice and health: An argument against proposed changes to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

The Canadian Paediatric Society is deeply concerned about the negative effects on the developmental, psychological and emotional health of young offenders if the Youth Criminal Justice Act is amended as proposed. Changing Canada's youth crime law to achieve stiffer sentences for youth 14 years of age and older who are convicted of serious violent offences is contrary to the United Nations Conve...

Varieties of Youth Justice

Apology, justice, and trauma recovery.

He added that the church was “unequivocally committed to compassionate and effective care for the victims, their families, the whole community and the offenders themselves.” We are, it seems, in an era of public apology. In the past few years, the Pope has apologized for the sins and injustices committed by the Catholic church, including wrongs inflicted on Jews, minorities, and women; the Japa...

Researching Defended Subjects with the Free Association Narrative Interview Method

In this paper, we illustrate several key differences between our approach to interpreting accounts of research subjects and those of other qualitative researchers. In particular, we work with a theoretical premise of a defended, rather than unitary, rational subject. The methodological implications that we discuss here are two-fold: this subject can best be interpreted holistically; and central...