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Punished : policing the lives of Black and Latino boys

2011

Format:	Book
Author:	Rios, Victor M.
Title:	Punished : policing the lives of Black and Latino boys / Victor M. Rios.
Publisher, Date:	New York : New York University Press, ©2011.
Description:	xviii, 218 pages ; 23 cm.
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.
Series:	New perspectives in crime, deviance, and law series New perspectives in crime, deviance, and law series.
Subjects:	Punishment -- California -- Oakland. African American boys -- California -- Oakland -- Social conditions. Hispanic American boys -- California -- Oakland -- Social conditions.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
LCCN:	2010053655
ISBN:	9780814776377 081477637X 9780814776384 0814776388
Other Number:	695390157
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	295675
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Call Number:	364.60835 Rios

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