On the run : fugitive life in an American city /
Goffman, Alice,
On the run : fugitive life in an American city / Alice Goffman. - xiv, 277 pages ; 24 cm - Fieldwork encounters and discoveries . - Fieldwork encounters and discoveries. .
Includes bibliographical references.
The 6th Street boys and their legal entanglements -- 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.
9780226136714
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
364.3/496073074811
On the run : fugitive life in an American city / Alice Goffman. - xiv, 277 pages ; 24 cm - Fieldwork encounters and discoveries . - Fieldwork encounters and discoveries. .
Includes bibliographical references.
The 6th Street boys and their legal entanglements -- 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.
9780226136714
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
364.3/496073074811