The gang paradox : inequalities and miracles on the U.S.-Mexico border /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Durán, Robert J., author.
Imprint:	New York : Columbia University Press, [2018]
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 299 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in transgression Studies in transgression.
Subject:	Gangs -- Mexican-American Border Region. Crime -- Mexican-American Border Region. Youth -- Mexican-American Border Region -- Social conditions. Crime. Gangs. Social conditions. Youth -- Social conditions. Mexican-American Border Region -- Social conditions. North America -- Mexican-American Border Region.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12020604

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ISBN:	9780231543439 0231543433 9780231181075 0231181078 9780231181068 023118106X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. In English. Print version record.
Summary:	Robert J. Durán analyzes the impact of deportation, incarceration, and racialized perceptions of criminality on Latino families and youth along the U.S.-Mexico border. He finds significantly less gang membership and activity than common fearmongering claims would have us believe.
Other form:	Print version: Durán, Robert J. Gang paradox. New York : Columbia University Press, [2018] 9780231181075
Standard no.:	10.7312/dura18106

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