Lilian Ayete-Nyampong

• Ghana Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice

Child Panels (CPs) are quasi-judicial bodies charged with administering alternative measures in accordance with the Juvenile Justice Act and the Children’s Act in Ghana. This study set out to examine the functioning, relevance, efficiency, and sustainability of CPs. Drawing on qualitative research methods of observation, semi-structured interviews,...

Ethnographic fieldwork in a site of human confinement over a prolonged period can be challenging and requires a cautious but determined approach. It necessitates being part of the daily lives and routines of two opposing worlds: staff and officers. This challenge is further exacerbated by the diverse roles ascribed to the researcher or those which...