State reluctance to use alternatives to detention

States continue to show a marked reluctance to implement alternatives to immigration detention. The reason for this may well be because such alternatives ignore the disciplinary function of detention by which states coerce people into cooperation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clément de Senarclens
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: University of Oxford 2013-09-01
Series:Forced Migration Review
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Online Access:http://www.fmreview.org/en/detention/senarclens.pdf
Description
Summary:States continue to show a marked reluctance to implement alternatives to immigration detention. The reason for this may well be because such alternatives ignore the disciplinary function of detention by which states coerce people into cooperation.
ISSN:1460-9819