Victoria Law

There are few books on being a good community member and ally to parents, caregivers and children. Any group of parents will know how hard their struggles can be, but no book focuses on how childless allies can address issues of caretakers' and children's oppression in the community. Many well-intentioned activists do not interact with young people on a regular...

A crucial indictment of widely embraced "alternatives to incarceration" that exposes how many of these new approaches actually widen the net of punishment and surveillance. But what does it mean—really—to celebrate reforms that convert your home into your prison? —Michelle Alexander, from the foreword Electronic monitoring. Locked-down drug treatment centres. House arrest. Mandated psychiatric treatment. Data-driven surveillance. Extended probation. These...