Forever young, forever helpable: The performative submissiveness catch in juvenile courts
Published online on April 21, 2026
Abstract
Social & Legal Studies, Ahead of Print.
Socio-legal research has traced the rise of hybrid legal regimes that combine punitive and welfare logic. This article advances this scholarship by theorizing what performative legality—legal practices where speech acts, rituals, and staged interactions ...
Socio-legal research has traced the rise of hybrid legal regimes that combine punitive and welfare logic. This article advances this scholarship by theorizing what performative legality—legal practices where speech acts, rituals, and staged interactions ...