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10%OFFVictor M. Rios - Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys (New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law) - 9780814776384 - V9780814776384
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Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys (New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law)

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Description for Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys (New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law) Paperback. Examines the difficult lives of young Latino and African American boys caught in a cycles of delinquency in a legal system that limits their opportunities Series: New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; JFSL3; JFSL4; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Victor 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. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
NYU Press
Number of pages
237
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law
Condition
New
Number of Pages
237
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780814776384
SKU
V9780814776384
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Ref
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About Victor M. Rios
Victor M. Rios is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Reviews for Punished: Policing the Lives of Black and Latino Boys (New Perspectives in Crime, Deviance, and Law)
This is a well overdue and important contribution to our understanding of urban street youth and gangs. Rios turns the table on traditional gang researchers by showing how the process of criminalization and the youth control complex is biased against young boys of color. -Diego Vigil,author of The Projects: Gang and Non-Gang Families in East Los Angeles Rios's ... Read more

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