Projects
Pathways of transferred juvenile delinquents: A qualitative study about the consequences of transfer on criminal justice pathways into (young) adulthood. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Sabbatical Stefaan Pleysier: Juvenile justice & the concept of responsibility KU Leuven
his sabbatical period is mainly aimed at developing two book projects: (1) an edited volume in the field of Juvenile justice ', and (2) a monograph on the concept of' responsibility 'in the field of juvenile criminology and juvenile justice. The two research stays to be planned are also dedicated to these book projects. Residence at the Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law (11SJ) is scheduled at the beginning of the Sabbath ...
Delinquent girls become adults: A qualitative analysis of their trajectory towards desisting or persisting delinquent women. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Mixed feelings. Emotion, gender and discipline in ego-documents of youth offenders (1890-1965). Ghent University
The research focusses on ego-documents of juvenile delinquents in state reformatories between 1890 and 1965. Using discourse analysis, a synchronic in-depth analysis will investigate how the minors navigated between the institution’s emotion norms and their own ‘private’ feelings, while a diachronic analysis pertains to the interplay of emotion norms and expressions throughout time.