On the run : fugitive life in an American city /
Alice Goffman.
- Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014.
- xiv, 277 pages ; 23 cm
- Fieldwork encounters and discoveries .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-277).
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.
9781250065667
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.