Profile
Marsha Rampersaud is an Assistant Professor in the Law and Society Program, Department of Social Science at York University in Toronto, Canada. Her research focuses on the complex relationships between race, punishment, law, and justice among youth and young adults in Canada. In her research, she combines insights from critical race, punishment, and abolition theories to examine issues of racial and social justice, the purpose of punishment, and the impacts of societal structures on differently situated groups.
Research
Publications
- 2025. Swardh, K., & Rampersaud, M. “‘They expect you to be better’: Comparative Experiences of Youth and Adult Criminal Justice Systems.” International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 1-20.
- 2024. Rampersaud, M., Swardh, K., & Parada, H. “Child Welfare, Immigration, and the Justice Systems: An Intersectional Life Course Perspective on Youth Trajectories.” Laws, Special issue on The Human Rights of Migrants, Vol. 13(3), 34. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws13030034
- 2023. Rampersaud, M. “Risk and Releasability: Rethinking ‘Suitable’ Support Networks for Former Foster Youth in Ontario Bail Courts.” Canadian Journal of Law and Social Policy. ACCEPTED
- 2022. Rampersaud, M., Parada, H., Escobar Olivo, V., & Ouellette, C. “Reimagining Youth Subjectivity: A Deconstruction of Child and Youth Legislation in Ontario”. International Journal of Children’s Rights, Vol. 32, pp.447-476. DOI:10.1164/15718182-32020007.
- 2022. Rampersaud, M. “Punitive Justice: When Race and Mental Illness Collide in the Early Stages of the Legal System”. Canadian Journal of Law and Society, Vol. 37(3), pp.387-408. Doi:10.1017/cls.2022.23.