Punished : policing the lives of Black and Latino boys / Victor M. Rios.

By: Material type: TextSeries: New perspectives in crime, deviance, and law seriesPublication details: New York, NY : New York University Press, 2011.Description: xviii, 218 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780814776377
  • 081477637X
  • 9780814776384
  • 0814776388
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV 7254 .A7 O25 2011
Contents:
Part I: Hypercriminalization -- Dreams deferred : the patterns of punishment in Oakland -- The flatlands of Oakland and the youth control complex-- The labeling hype : coming of age in the era of mass incarceration -- The coupling of criminal justice and community institutions -- Part II: Consequences -- "Dummy smart" : misrecognition, acting out, and "going dumb" -- Proving manhood : masculinity as a rehabilitative tool -- Guilty by association : acting white or acting lawful? -- Conclusion: toward a youth support complex.
Summary: The author discusses his background as a former gang member and juvenile delinquent in Oakland, California, during the 1980s and 1990s, details his efforts to study the lives of young men from his neighborhood after earning a PhD in sociology at Berkeley, and emphasizes the importance of understanding in order to develop solutions for young men who live in a culture of punishment.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Hypercriminalization -- Dreams deferred : the patterns of punishment in Oakland -- The flatlands of Oakland and the youth control complex-- The labeling hype : coming of age in the era of mass incarceration -- The coupling of criminal justice and community institutions -- Part II: Consequences -- "Dummy smart" : misrecognition, acting out, and "going dumb" -- Proving manhood : masculinity as a rehabilitative tool -- Guilty by association : acting white or acting lawful? -- Conclusion: toward a youth support complex.

The author discusses his background as a former gang member and juvenile delinquent in Oakland, California, during the 1980s and 1990s, details his efforts to study the lives of young men from his neighborhood after earning a PhD in sociology at Berkeley, and emphasizes the importance of understanding in order to develop solutions for young men who live in a culture of punishment.

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