Gangs on Trial : Challenging Stereotypes and Demonization in the Courts.

Intro
Contents
Foreword by Craig Haney
Acknowledgments
A Note on Names
Introduction
Part I. Stereotypes and Frames
1. The Nature of Gang Stereotypes: What Is a "Gang-Related" Crime?
2. "Increasing Status in the Gang": Fast Thinking and Overcharging in Gang-Related Crimes
3. Is This a Just World? How Stereotypes and Beliefs Change-A Personal Story
4. Frames and Facts: Contesting the Gang Frame
5. Cracks in the Frame: Subtyping and Stereotypes-A Personal Story
6. Crooked Frames: Giving Stereotypes a Boost
Part II. Dehumanization
7. There Is No Such Thing as a Gang Member: Priming, Prototypes, and the Subconscious
8. Course Correction: Police, Racism, and China-A Personal Story
9. "Us" and "Them": Racism and the Psychological Basis for Mass Incarceration
10. "I Did What You Said I Did. But I'm Not Who You Say I Am.": Jacqueline Montañez and the Fundamental Attribution Error
Part III. The Struggle for Justice: Reframing Stereotypes and Overcoming Demonization
11. Don't Start Acting Human on Me Now: Prosecutors, Police, and Jail-A Personal Story
12. I Am Not a Hired Gun: Reframing and the Expert Witness Role
13. Humanizing Justice
Epilogue to the Stories
References
Index.