8. Both Pitied and Scorned: Child Prostitution in an Era of Privatization

Conceptualising the child through an ‘ethic of care’: lessons for family law

“…Within family law and child protection, children often continue to be understood as innocent victims in need of protection, while the juvenile justice system (Hogeveen and Smandych, 2001), child prostitution laws (Martin, 2002), curfew laws 5 and the regulation of children within schools continue to treat children as little savages or devils in need of strong guidance and a civilising hand. Within family law and child protection, children often continue to be understood as innocent victims in need of protection, while the juvenile justice system (Hogeveen and Smandych, 2001), child prostitution laws (Martin, 2002), curfew laws 5 and the regulation of children within schools continue to treat children as little savages or devils in need of strong guidance and a civilising hand.…”

Resisting Neo-Liberalism: the Poisoned Water Disaster in Walkerton, Ontario

“…Regulations on business were revised or eliminated, government budgets slashed, hundreds of public sector employees lost their jobs. Those unable or unwilling to buy into the new neo-liberal reality, such as welfare recipients or the unemployed, were demonized and/or criminalized (Martin, 2002).…”

Husband Abuse: Equality with a Vengeance?

“…Ironically, state intervention, portrayed as wasteful and inefficient when used to support people in need, suddenly became "essential" when used to coerce and control (Snider 1998;Martin 2002). As people on the bottom get more desperate, the relatively privileged get more fearful.…”