On the Run - Fugitive Life in an American City

Klappentext War on Drugs has done almost nothing to prevent drugs from being sold or used, but it has nonetheless created a little-known surveillance state in America's most disadvantaged neighborhoods. The author introduces you to an unforgettable cast of young African American men who are caught up in this web of warrants and surveillance.War on Drugs has done almost nothing to prevent drugs from being sold or used, but it has nonetheless created a little-known surveillance state in America's most disadvantaged neighborhoods. The author introduces you to an unforgettable cast of young African American men who are caught up in this web of warrants and surveillance.

Product details

• Authors: Alice Goffman, Goffman Alice
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 17.04.2015
• EAN: 9780226275406
• ISBN: 978-0-226-27540-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 230 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries; Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, LAW / Drugs & the Law, Drugs trade / drug trafficking, United States of America, USA, Police & security services, Urban communities, Black & Asian Studies, Police and security services, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General