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Author:   Jennifer M. Ortiz (The College of New Jersey)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9780367742140

ISBN 10:   0367742144
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   13 April 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"Chapter 1: Introduction Section 1: Gang Definition Chapter 2: ""Gang Ain’t In My Dictionary"": Utilizing Insider Perspectives to Develop a Critical Gang Definition Jennifer M. Ortiz Chapter 3: Demystifying Alt-Right Gangs: Are White Power Groups Cut from the Same Cloth as Conventional Gangs? Matthew Valasik & Shannon Reid Chapter 4: [Folk]tales of different peoples¹: Transgressing gang definitions and historical ties Brian Cabral & Sarah Bruno Section 2: Critical Reflections on Gang Studies Chapter 5: Towards a Decolonial Imaginary to Reexamine and Redefine Mainstream Definitions of ‘Gangs’ and ‘Gang Members’ in America Amy Andrea Martinez Chapter 6: MS-13, Gang Studies, and Crimes of the Powerful Kenneth Sebastian Leon & Maya Barack Chapter 7: Evolution of the Folk Devil: Deconstructing Claims about Hybrid Gangs Christian Bolden & Renee Lamphere Section 3: Intersectional Gang Studies Chapter 8: Gang as a Proxy for Race: How the Criminal Justice System uses ‘gang’ to reinforce oppression in minority communities Jennifer M. Ortiz Chapter 9: ""I wanted to be the first Mexican Mafia female member:"" An Intersectional Criminological Analysis of Chicana Gang Members in California Marisa D. Salinas & Xuan Santos Chapter 10: LGBTQ Gang Members’ Intersectional Identities and Experiences Vanessa Panfil"

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Jennifer M. Ortiz is an associate professor at The College of New Jersey. Dr. Ortiz earned her PhD in criminal justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Her research interests center on structural violence within the criminal justice system, with a focus on prison gangs and reentry post-incarceration. Ortiz’s most recent scholarship has been published in The Prison Journal, Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research and Criminal Justice Review. Ortiz currently serves as an executive board member for Mission Behind Bars and Beyond, a Kentucky-based non-profit reentry organization and as Division Chair for the Division of Convict Criminology of the American Society of Criminology.

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