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David C. Brotherton
The book critiques the pathologization of gangs in recent decades, particularly its negative consequences for democracy in an age of punishment, cruelty and coercive social control. It critically reviews gang…
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Gangs are usually discussed in the media in terms of me and violence, and little else. This encyclopedia seeks to illuminate the world of gangs, including gang formation, routine gang…
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David C. Brotherton,Luis Barrios
How a notorious street gang became a social organization providing leadership to New York City’s Latino/a youths.
From Rio de Janeiro to London, Medellin to Moscow and New York City, organized street youth share the common distinction of being the children of the recently arrived and established…
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America’s reputation for open immigration has always been accompanied by a desire to remove or discourage the migration of undesirables. But restrictions placed on immigrants, along with an increase in…
The 1996 U.S. Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act has led to the forcible deportation of tens of thousands of Dominicans from the United States. Following thousands of these individuals over…
This book takes a critical, interdisciplinary, and transnational look at immigration enforcement. It connects neoliberal governance, global labor markets, and the national obsession with securing borders to recast deportation, detention…
A criminological investigation into the social, cultural, political & economic conditions that led to the 2008 financial collapse.
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The product of a conference on gangs, this text brings together the work of academics, activists and community leaders to examine gang organizations. Analysing the spread of gangs from New…
Outside Justice: Undocumented Immigrants and the Criminal Justice System fills a clear gap in the scholarly literature on the increasing conceptual overlap between popular perceptions of immigration and criminality, and…
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