A dream denied: incarceration, recidivism, and young minority men in America
"'A Dream Denied' shows how the narrative of American Dream shapes the offending trajectories of twenty-three young Latino and African American men in Boston and Chicago. Believing in the American Dream helps the teenagers to cope with the pains of incarceration. However, without the...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
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| Summary: | "'A Dream Denied' shows how the narrative of American Dream shapes the offending trajectories of twenty-three young Latino and African American men in Boston and Chicago. Believing in the American Dream helps the teenagers to cope with the pains of incarceration. However, without the ability to experience themselves as creative actors, reproducing the rhetoric of American meritocracy leaves the teenagers unprepared to negotiate the complex and frustrating process of desistance and reentry The role of agency in the desistance process -- Two cities, two systems, similar problems: juvenile justice in Boston and Chicago -- Too little too late juvenile justice as a social service provider -- The imagination of desistance -- Weak ties-strong emotions: caring for juvenile offenders in Boston and Chicago -- The uncertainty of freedom-teenagers' desire for confinement and supervision -- "I know how to control myself"-autonomy and discipline in the desistance process |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-167) and index |
| Physical Description: | xi, 172 Seiten 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780520290440 9780520290457 |