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The author discusses his background as a former gang member and juvenile delinquent in Oakland, California, during the 1980s and 1990s, details his efforts to study the lives of young men from his neighborhood after earning a PhD in sociology at Berkeley, and emphasizes the importance of understanding in order to develop solutions for young men who live in a culture of punishment.
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2 editions- Other · English · 2011New York University Press · 218 pages · 9780814776377
- Other · English · 2011New York University Press · 237 pages · 9780814769324
Social conditionsAfrican American boysHispanic American boysPunishmentAfrican american youthCalifornia, social conditionsHispanic american youth
