Punished
Subtitle: policing the lives of Black and Latino boys
By: Victor M. Rios
Series: New perspectives in crime, deviance, and law series; New perspectives in crime, deviance, and law series
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780814776377; 9780814776384; 9780814777114
Subjects: Social conditions; African American boys; Hispanic American boys; Punishment
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Punished; title: Dreams deferred : the patterns of punishment in Oakland; title: The flatlands of Oakland; title: The labeling hype : coming of age in the era of mass incarceration; title: The youth control complex : the coupling of police, school, probation, and community centers; title: Consequences; title: "Dummy smart" : misrecognition, acting out, and "going dumb"; title: Proving manhood : masculinity as a rehabilitative tool; title: Guilty by association : acting white or acting lawful?; title: Creating a youth support complex.