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  • Examining life in detention: A process of survey translation and adaptation through an ecological and collaborative approach
    Publication . Esposito, Francesca; Di Napoli, Immacolata; Ornelas, José; Briozzo, Erica; Arcidiacono, Caterina; Esposito, Francesca; Ornelas, José
    This paper illustrates the process we engaged in to translateand adapt a survey to examine life in an immigration deten-tion center in Italy from the perspective of the migrantsdetained therein. The process consisted of: the forward trans-lation of the original measure performed by four independenttranslators; a blind backward translation to identify misinter-pretations or incorrect cross-cultural and contextual adapta-tions; a synthesis of all translations to obtain a semifinalversion; the creation of an Expert Committee composed ofscholars, practitioners, and migrants with experience of deten-tion to assess equivalence and content validity; and, finally,pretesting with a group of 15 detained persons. Through thismulti-step process we obtained a measure capable of grasp-ing the context-specific meanings, needs and experiences thatcharacterize life in detention. The challenges and benefits of acollaborative and ecological approach to measurement trans-lation and adaption are discussed in the final section.
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  • “Yes, but somebody has to help them, somehow:” Looking at the Italian detention field through the eyes of professional nonstate actors
    Publication . Esposito, Francesca; Ornelas, José; Scirocchi, Silvia; Tomai, Manuela; Di Napoli, Immacolata; Arcidiacono, Caterina
    Although migration-related detention has proliferated around the world, little is known about life inside these sites of confinement for illegalized non-citizens. Building on 34 months of fieldwork, this article examines the lived experiences of center staff and external civil-society actors engaged within Rome’s detention center. We discuss the emotional, ethical, and political challenges faced by these professional actors in their everyday work and their relationship with detainees. Our aim is to shed light on psychosocial life in detention and the intersections between humanitarian and security logics in this setting. In doing so, we problematize the idea that “humanizing detention” can be a solution for change.
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