Rethinking prison reentry : transforming humiliation into humility / Tony Gaskew.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gaskew, Tony, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American prisoners.

African American men--Social conditions.

African American men.

Crime--United States--Sociological aspects.

Crime.

United States.

Criminals--Rehabilitation--United States.

Criminals.

Criminals--Rehabilitation.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.

Discrimination in criminal justice administration.

Crime--Sociological aspects.

Physical Description:

xiii, 191 pages :billustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]

Summary:

Rethinking Prison Reentry: Transforming Humiliation into Humility describes a prison-based education Pedagogy designed to address a prevalent racial politics of shaming, self-segregation, and transgenerational learned helplessness. So many incarcerated black men face insurmountable psychosocial obstacles when attempting to make the successful transition back into ownership of their lives. Tony Gaskew confronts the issue of redemption and reconciliation head-on by critically examining the "triads of culpability" when it comes to crime and justice in America:(1) of those who commit crimes:(2) of those who enforce criminal Laws; and (3)of these who stand by and do nothing. Gaskew explores the growth of a black counterculture of crime that has created modern-day killing fields across urban neighborhoods and challenges the incarcerated black men trapped within its socially constructed lies, helping them to draw upon the strength of their Cultural privilege to transform from criminal offenders into incarcerated students. Book jacket.

Contents:

The killing fields of Chicago

Uncovering Black cultural privilege

The great white shark

Jim Crow Jr.

Are you a 30 percenter or a 70 percenter?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739183120

0739183125

OCLC:

880965989