Governing through the family: Struggles over US noncitizen family detention policy

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 866-888

  Martin, Lauren L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biopolitics; Childhood; Criminality; Detention; Discipline; Family; Immigration; Security; United States

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRIME; IMMIGRATION POLICY; SEXUALITY; SOVEREIGNTY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864242920     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a4477a     Document Type: Article

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