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

Introduction -- The context for the origination of gangs: double colonization -- The formation of gangs in El Chuco -- Moral panics under a research microscope: the organizational scene prior to arrival -- How youth of Mexican descent encounter criminalization -- The role and conflicts in law enforc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Durán, Robert J. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York Columbia University Press [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Online Access: Table of Contents
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
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Keywords:
Crime
Crime > Mexican-American Border Region
Gangs
Gangs > Mexican-American Border Region
Mexican-American Border Region
Mexican-American Border Region > Social conditions
North America
Social Conditions
USA > Mexiko > Grenze > Grenzgebiet > Bande
Youth
Youth > Mexican-American Border Region > Social conditions
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Summary:Introduction -- The context for the origination of gangs: double colonization -- The formation of gangs in El Chuco -- Moral panics under a research microscope: the organizational scene prior to arrival -- How youth of Mexican descent encounter criminalization -- The role and conflicts in law enforcement -- Participatory action research teams at a minority serving institution -- Empirical miracles and where do we go from here? -- Conclusion
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XIII, 299 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780231181068
9780231181075