Title: Punished
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.
Subjects: Social conditions, African American boys, Hispanic American boys, Punishment, African american youth, California, social conditions, Hispanic american youth
Places: Oakland, California