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.
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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.