Punished : Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys / Victor M. Rios.
2011
HV7254.A7 O25 2011
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Title
Punished : Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys / Victor M. Rios.
Author
Rios, Victor M., author.
ISBN
9780814769324
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2011]
Copyright
©2011
Language
English
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In English.
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10.18574/nyu/9780814769324.001.0001 doi
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HV7254.A7 O25 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
364.60835/10979466
Summary
Honorable Mention, 2014 Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Outstanding Book Award presented by the Society for the Study of Social Problems2012 Best Book Award, Latino/a Sociology Section, presented by the American Sociological Association2012 Finalist, C. Wright Mills Book Award presented by the Study of Social ProblemsA classic ethnography that reveals how urban police criminalize black and Latino boysVictor Rios grew up in the ghetto of Oakland, California in the 1980s and 90s. A former gang member and juvenile delinquent, Rios managed to escape the bleak outcome of many of his friends and earned a PhD at Berkeley and returned to his hometown to study how inner city young Latino and African American boys develop their sense of self in the midst of crime and intense policing. Punished examines the difficult lives of these young men, who now face punitive policies in their schools, communities, and a world where they are constantly policed and stigmatized.Rios followed a group of forty delinquent Black and Latino boys for three years. These boys found themselves in a vicious cycle, caught in a spiral of punishment and incarceration as they were harassed, profiled, watched, and disciplined at young ages, even before they had committed any crimes, eventually leading many of them to fulfill the destiny expected of them. But beyond a fatalistic account of these marginalized young men, Rios finds that the very system that criminalizes them and limits their opportunities, sparks resistance and a raised consciousness that motivates some to transform their lives and become productive citizens. Ultimately, he argues that by understanding the lives of the young men who are criminalized and pipelined through the criminal justice system, we can begin to develop empathic solutions which support these young men in their development and to eliminate the culture of punishment that has become an overbearing part of their everyday lives.
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New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law ; ; 7
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I Hypercriminalization
1 Dreams Deferred
2 The Flatlands of Oakland and the Youth Control Complex
3 The Labeling Hype
4 The Coupling of Criminal Justice and Community Institutions
PART II Consequences
5 "Dummy Smart"
6 Proving Manhood
7 Guilty by Association
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
References
Index
About the Author
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I Hypercriminalization
1 Dreams Deferred
2 The Flatlands of Oakland and the Youth Control Complex
3 The Labeling Hype
4 The Coupling of Criminal Justice and Community Institutions
PART II Consequences
5 "Dummy Smart"
6 Proving Manhood
7 Guilty by Association
Conclusion
Appendix
Notes
References
Index
About the Author