The gang paradox : inequalities and miracles on the U.S.-Mexico border /

Robert J. Durán analyzes the impact of deportation, incarceration, and racialized perceptions of criminality on Latino families and youth along the U.S.-Mexico border. He finds significantly less gang membership and activity than common fearmongering claims would have us believe.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Durán, Robert J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Colección:Studies in transgression.
Temas:
Gangs > Mexican-American Border Region.
Crime > Mexican-American Border Region.
Youth > Mexican-American Border Region > Social conditions.
Jeunesse > Région frontalière mexicano-américaine > Conditions sociales.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Crime.
Gangs.
Social conditions.
Youth > Social conditions.
Mexican-American Border Region > Social conditions.
Région frontalière mexicano-américaine > Conditions sociales.
North America > Mexican-American Border Region.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Robert J. Durán analyzes the impact of deportation, incarceration, and racialized perceptions of criminality on Latino families and youth along the U.S.-Mexico border. He finds significantly less gang membership and activity than common fearmongering claims would have us believe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 299 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231543439
0231543433

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