Young men (aged 18–24) represent a quarter of all episodes of police custody detention for adult males in Victoria, Australia. Despite this, little is known about their experience. Using Bacchi’s Foucauldian-influenced “What’s the problem represented to be?” approach and data from interviews with 28 young men with histories of injecting drug use who were detained in police custody prior to adult prison, we aim to address this gap in the literature. We highlight how dividing practices of discrimination made possible their subjectification as “dangerous violent Others” and how unruly behaviour and self-harm were simultaneous mechanisms for voicing their despair and frustration, for gaining power in a place in which they had very little control and for resisting dominant truths imposed upon them as worthless subjects. It is such positioning we argue, that allowed the forfeiting of their rights to basic health care, fair treatment and respect, and at the same time produced and exacerbated a range of psychological, physical and social harms. Our analysis raises important questions about police custody, notably its role in the production of inequality and further marginalisation of vulnerable groups.

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“他们只是不关心我们！”：有注射吸毒史的年轻人的警察拘留经历

在澳大利亚维多利亚州所有成年男性被警方拘留的事件中，年轻男性（18-24 岁）占四分之一。尽管如此，人们对他们的经历知之甚少。使用 Bacchi 的受福柯式影响的“问题是什么？” 通过对 28 名有注射吸毒史的年轻人的访谈方法和数据，他们在成人监狱之前被拘留在警察拘留所，我们旨在解决文献中的这一空白。我们强调区分歧视的做法如何使他们成为“危险的暴力他人”成为可能，以及不守规矩的行为和自残是如何同时表达他们的绝望和沮丧，在他们几乎无法控制的地方获得权力，抵制强加于他们作为毫无价值的主题的主导真理。我们争论的正是这样的定位，这使得他们丧失获得基本医疗保健、公平待遇和尊重的权利，同时产生和加剧了一系列心理、身体和社会伤害。我们的分析提出了关于警察拘留的重要问题，特别是它在造成不平等和弱势群体进一步边缘化方面的作用。