Description
Book SynopsisThe author came of age in the South Bronx during the 1980s, a time when the community was devastated by cuts in social services, a rise in arson and abandonment, and the rise of crack-cocaine. This title provides an insider's look at the workings of a group of Dominican drug robbers.
Trade Review"An important book. . . . Not your typical ethnography. . . . [This is] a story told from the inside out." -- Michael B. Greene * PsycCRITIQUES *
"Hard-hitting, gravitating, and reflexive . . . Dr. Contreras shines in providing readers a greater level of coomplexity and nuance to understand these experiences." -- Robert J. Duran * Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice and Criminology *
"At once a sensational, detailed, stomach-churning account of extreme violence and a sober, solid piece of social science research that makes a number of important contributions to our understanding of how violence is situated in structural, cultural, historical, and, especially, situational context. . . . finely wrought, first class social science . . . profound." -- Mercer L. Sullivan * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *
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The Stickup Kids provides a unique insight for researchers, criminal justice representatives, advocates, and policy-makers who want to improve the overall well-being marginalized and segregated racial and ethnic minority communities. . . . A valuable addition." * Journal of Criminal Justice Education *
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Becoming Stickup Kids 1. The Rise of the South Bronx and Crack 2. Crack Days: Getting Paid 3. Rikers Island: Normalizing Violence 4. The New York Boys: Tail Enders of the Crack Era 5. Crack is Dead Part II: Doing the Stickup 6. The Girl 7. Getting the Shit 8. Drug Robbery Torture 9. Splitting the Profits 10. Living the Dream: Life after a Drug Robbery Part III: Todo Tiene Su Final 11. Fallen Stars Conclusion Notes Index
