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The gang paradox : inequalities and miracles on the U.S.-Mexico border
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Title
The gang paradox : inequalities and miracles on the U.S.-Mexico border / Robert J. Durán.
ISBN
9780231181075
0231181078
9780231181068
023118106X
9780231543439
0231543433
Publication
New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Physical Description
xiii, 299 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 10, 2018
Series
Studies in transgression
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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.
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