Perspective
Aug. 6, 2011
Punishment transformed: A former gang member reaches out to delinquent youth
A three-year study of 40 delinquent Latino and African American boys reveals a vicious cycle of punishment and incarceration. By Victor M Rios of UC Santa Barbara
A former gang member who grew up in Oakland, Victor Rios travels home to follow the lives of 40 delinquent Latino and African American boys. Rios examines how they develop in the midst of crime, intense policing and stigmatization. Rios argues that by understanding the lives of the young men who are criminalized and pipelined through the criminal justice system, we can begin to develop empathic solutions which support these young men in their de...
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