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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823124503321

Autore

Hagedorn John <1947->

Titolo

Gangs on Trial : Challenging Stereotypes and Demonization in the Courts / / John M. Hagedorn ; foreword by Craig Haney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Temple University Press, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

1-4399-2232-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 pages)

Collana

Studies in Transgression

Disciplina

345.7302

Soggetti

Criminologists - United States

Defense (Criminal procedure) - United States

Evidence, Expert - United States

Forensic sociology - United States

Gang members - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Stereotypes (Social psychology)

Stereotypes (Social psychology) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword by Craig Haney -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Names -- Introduction -- Part I. Stereotypes and Frames -- 1. The Nature of Gang Stereotypes: What Is a "Gang-Related" Crime? -- 2. "Increasing Status in the Gang": Fast Thinking and Overcharging in Gang-Related Crimes -- 3. Is This a Just World? How Stereotypes and Beliefs Change-A Personal Story -- 4. Frames and Facts: Contesting the Gang Frame -- 5. Cracks in the Frame: Subtyping and Stereotypes-A Personal Story -- 6. Crooked Frames: Giving Stereotypes a Boost -- Part II. Dehumanization -- 7. There Is No Such Thing as a Gang Member: Priming, Prototypes, and the Subconscious -- 8. Course Correction: Police, Racism, and China-A Personal Story -- 9. "Us" and "Them": Racism and the Psychological Basis for Mass Incarceration -- 10. "I Did What You Said I Did. But I'm Not Who You Say I Am.": Jacqueline Montañez and the Fundamental Attribution Error -- Part III. The Struggle for Justice: Reframing Stereotypes and Overcoming Demonization -- 11. Don't Start Acting Human on Me Now:



Prosecutors, Police, and Jail-A Personal Story -- 12. I Am Not a Hired Gun: Reframing and the Expert Witness Role -- 13. Humanizing Justice -- Epilogue to the Stories -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"The author recounts his experiences as an expert witness for defense teams working to dispel myths about gangs. He marshals findings from psychology to show how these myths bias court actors and lead to the dehumanization of those on trial, causing courts to overcharge and unjustly punish defendants"--