On the run : fugitive life in an American city
Goffman, Alice
On the run : fugitive life in an American city by Alice Goffman. - London : University of Chicago Press, ©2014 - xiv, 277 p. ; 23 cm - Fieldwork encounters and discoveries . - Fieldwork encounters and discoveries. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-277).
Techniques for evading the authorities -- When the police knock your door in -- Turning legal troubles into personal resources -- The social life of criminalized young people -- The market in protections and privileges -- Clean people -- Conclusion: a fugitive community -- Epilogue: leaving 6th Street. 1 The 6th Street boys and their legal entanglements 2 Techniques for evading the authorities 3 When the police knock your door in 4 Turning legal troubles into personal resources 5 The social life of criminalized young people 6 The market in protections and privileges 7 Clean people Conclusion: a fugitive community
Epilogue: leaving 6th Street
9780226275406
2013033873
Criminal justice, Administration of--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
African American youth--Legal status, laws, etc.--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
African American youth--Social conditions.--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Racial profiling in law enforcement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Imprisonment--Social aspects--United States.
HV9956.P53 / G64 2014
364.3 / GOF-O
On the run : fugitive life in an American city by Alice Goffman. - London : University of Chicago Press, ©2014 - xiv, 277 p. ; 23 cm - Fieldwork encounters and discoveries . - Fieldwork encounters and discoveries. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-277).
Techniques for evading the authorities -- When the police knock your door in -- Turning legal troubles into personal resources -- The social life of criminalized young people -- The market in protections and privileges -- Clean people -- Conclusion: a fugitive community -- Epilogue: leaving 6th Street. 1 The 6th Street boys and their legal entanglements 2 Techniques for evading the authorities 3 When the police knock your door in 4 Turning legal troubles into personal resources 5 The social life of criminalized young people 6 The market in protections and privileges 7 Clean people Conclusion: a fugitive community
Epilogue: leaving 6th Street
9780226275406
2013033873
Criminal justice, Administration of--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
African American youth--Legal status, laws, etc.--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
African American youth--Social conditions.--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Racial profiling in law enforcement--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
Imprisonment--Social aspects--United States.
HV9956.P53 / G64 2014
364.3 / GOF-O