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Hope and Struggle in the Policed City : Black Criminalization and Resistance in Philadelphia.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dirkson, Menika B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- African Americans.
- Crime--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Crime.
- Police--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Police.
- Urban policy--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Urban policy.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social policy.
- Philadelphia (Pa.).
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (309 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- "Hope and Struggle in the Policed City: Black Criminalization and Resistance in Philadelphia explores how local concerns about poverty-induced, black crime cultivated by police, journalists, and city officials sparked a rise in tough on crime policing while community activists resisted with social welfare programs in Philadelphia"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I: Black Migration, Settlement, and Stigmatization (1900-1970). "The Great 'Black Invasion'
- "Thugs," "Bandits," and Gang Attacks
- Tough on Crime: Policing or Rehabilitation?
- Part II: Black Struggle, Isolation, and Criminilization (1970-79). Safe Streets, Inc.: The "Hustle" to End Black Gang Violence
- "Welcome to the Jungle"
- A Trip to 8th and Race
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Dirkson, Menika B. Hope and Struggle in the Policed City
- ISBN:
- 9781479824014
- OCLC:
- 1441720142
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