Abstracts
Résumé
L’expérience des familles Noires au sein des systèmes de protection de la jeunesse a rarement été examinée sous le regard du racisme anti-Noir. La perspective antiraciste à l’égard du système de protection de la jeunesse est presque absente au Québec. Cet article propose une réflexion critique sur les résultats obtenus lors d’une recherche effectuée sur la surreprésentation des enfants Noirs signalés à la Direction de la protection de la jeunesse (DPJ). Il cherche à comprendre comment le profilage racial, en tant que pratique institutionnelle, est opérationnalisé et maintenu dans le traitement différentiel des enfants Noirs.
Mots-clés :
- racisme anti-Noir,
- profilage racial,
- disparité,
- surreprésentation,
- protection de la jeunesse
Abstract
The experience of Black families within the child welfare system has rarely been examined as a form of anti-Black racism. Engagement with the child welfare system from an anti-racist perspective is almost absent in Quebec. This article critically reflects on research findings on the overrepresentation of Black children reported to the Director of Youth Protection (DYP). It seeks to understand how racial profiling, as an institutional practice, is operationalized and sustained in the differential treatment of Black children.
Keywords:
- anti-Black racism,
- racial profiling,
- disparity,
- overrepresentation,
- child protection
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