A Dream Denied : Incarceration, Recidivism, and Young Minority Men in America / Michaela Soyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soyer, Michaela, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Juvenile delinquency--United States.

Juvenile delinquency.

Juvenile delinquents--Behavior modification--United States.

Juvenile delinquents.

African American juvenile delinquents--Massachusetts--Boston.

African American juvenile delinquents.

African American juvenile delinquents--Illinois--Chicago.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780520964617

0520964616

OCLC:

936687757