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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458401303321

Autore

Gaskew Tony

Titolo

Rethinking prison reentry : transforming humiliation into humility / / Tony Gaskew

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4985-0167-2

0-7391-8313-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (207 p.)

Disciplina

365/.608996073

Soggetti

African American prisoners

African American men - Social conditions

Crime - United States - Sociological aspects

Criminal - Rehabilitation - United States

Discrimination in criminal justice administration - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: The Killing Fields of Chicago; Chapter Two: Uncovering Black Cultural Privilege; Chapter Three: The Great White Shark; Chapter Four: Jim Crow Jr.; Chapter Five: Are You a 30 Percenter or a 70 Percenter?; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>Gaskew presents a prison-based education designed to address a prevalent racial politics of shaming, self-segregation, and transgenerational learned-helplessness. He explores the Black counter-culture of crime and tasks incarcerated Black men to draw upon the strength of their cultural privilege to transform from criminal offender into student.</span></span>