Citation

Groves A. Aust. N. Zeal. J. Criminol. 2004; 37(1): 49-64.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1375/acri.37.1.49

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Self-mutilation or self-harm is a recognised problem within custodial environments in the English-speaking world. This article utilises the work of Michel Foucault in relation to disciplinary power to provide a fresh analysis of this problem, locating its emergence within the exercise of this power. It also examines various strategies developed by custodial authorities to manage self-harm, as well as the sociological, psychological and criminological discourses that have emerged around it, in order to explore their role in the production and persistence of this problem.

Language: en