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A Dream Denied
Incarceration, Recidivism, and Young Minority Men in America
- 184 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
Young minority men are often portrayed in popular media as victims of poverty and discrimination. A Dream Denied delves deeper, investigating the social and cultural implications of the “American dream” narrative for young minority men in the juvenile justice systems in Boston and Chicago. This book connects young male offenders’ cycles of desistance and recidivism with normative assumptions about success and failure in American society, exposing a tragic disconnect between structural reality and juvenile justice policy. This book challenges us to reconsider how American society relates to its most vulnerable members, how it responds to their personal failures, and how it promises them a better future.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- A Dream Denied
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. The Role of Agency in the Desistance Process
- 2. Two Cities, Two Systems, Similar Problems: Juvenile Justice in Boston and Chicago
- 3. Too Little Too Late: Juvenile Justice as a Social Service Provider
- 4. Imagining Desistance
- 5. Weak Ties—Strong Emotions: Caring for Juvenile Offenders in Boston and Chicago
- 6. The Uncertainty of Freedom: Teenagers’ Desire for Confinement and Supervision
- 7. “I know how to control myself”: Autonomy and Discipline in the Desistance Process
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Methodological Reflections
- Notes
- References
- Index
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