Hope and struggle in the policed city : Black criminalization and resistance in Philadelphia / Menika B. Dirkson.
2024
HV6795.P5 D57 2024
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Title
Hope and struggle in the policed city : Black criminalization and resistance in Philadelphia / Menika B. Dirkson.
Author
Dirkson, Menika B., author.
ISBN
9781479824014 electronic book
1479824011 electronic book
9781479823994 electronic book
1479823996 electronic book
9781479823987 hardcover
1479824011 electronic book
9781479823994 electronic book
1479823996 electronic book
9781479823987 hardcover
Published
New York : New York University Press, [2024]
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 310 pages) : illustrations
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HV6795.P5 D57 2024
Dewey Decimal Classification
364.9748/11
Summary
"Hope and Struggle in the Policed City: Black Criminalization and Resistance in Philadelphia explores how local concerns about poverty-induced, black crime cultivated by police, journalists, and city officials sparked a rise in tough on crime policing while community activists resisted with social welfare programs in Philadelphia"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
One: "The Great 'Black Invasion'
Two: "Thugs," "Bandits," and Gang Attacks
Three: Tough on Crime: Policing or Rehabilitation?
Four: Safe Streets, Inc.: The "Hustle" to End Black Gang Violence
Five: "Welcome to the Jungle"
Six: A Trip to 8th and Race
Conclusion.
One: "The Great 'Black Invasion'
Two: "Thugs," "Bandits," and Gang Attacks
Three: Tough on Crime: Policing or Rehabilitation?
Four: Safe Streets, Inc.: The "Hustle" to End Black Gang Violence
Five: "Welcome to the Jungle"
Six: A Trip to 8th and Race
Conclusion.