David Brotherton
Biographic Data
| ID | 803458 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David Brotherton |
| GIVEN NAMES | David |
| FAMILY NAME | Brotherton |
| SIGNATURE | BROTHERTON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | John Jay College of Criminal Justice |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Between the Sea and a Hard Place
Routledge International Handbook of Critical Gang Studies
Ethnographic research about gang-exit processes and formers’1 identity transformation gives rise to the emancipatory question of how research can make a difference in practice. This chapter proposes social practice ethics as a way of reflecting on the difference research can make in, for and to practice, situating ethics in relation to the meanings and consequences of research for social practice. The chapter illustrates how to practice situated …
Fighting for Dignity
Youth Street Gangs
Gangs have been heavily pathologized in the last several decades. In comparison to the pioneering Chicago School's work on gangs in the 1920s we have moved away from a humanistic appraisal of and sensitivity toward the phenomenon and have allowed the gang to become a highly plastic folk devil outside of history. This pathologization of the gang has particularly negative consequences for democracy in an age of punishment, cruelty and coercive soci…
The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation
From Los Angeles and New York to Chicago and Miami, street gangs are regarded as one of the most intractable crime problems facing our cities, and a vast array of resources is being deployed to combat them. This book chronicles the astounding self-transformation of one of the most feared gangs in the United States into a social movement acting on behalf of the dispossessed, renouncing violence and the underground economy, and requiring school att…
Dominican Republic From Poster Child to Basketcase
Gangs and Society
Compiled by three leading experts in the psychological, sociological, and criminal justice fields, this volume addresses timely questions from an eclectic range of positions. The product of a landmark conference on gangs, Gangs and Society brings together the work of academics, activists, and community leaders to examine the many functions and faces of gangs today. Analyzing the spread of gangs from New York to Texas to the West Coast, the book c…
The Deportees
Droves of deportees from the various Dominican enclaves of the United States are arriving in Santo Domingo. Most of them will never entertain the possibility of returning to their loved ones who continue living in the United States
Prison Notes in the Dominican Republic
Prison Notes in the Dominican Republic
Gangs and Society
Compiled by three leading experts in the psychological, sociological, and criminal justice fields, this volume addresses timely questions from an eclectic range of positions. The product of a landmark conference on gangs, Gangs and Society brings together the work of academics, activists, and community leaders to examine the many functions and faces of gangs today. Analyzing the spread of gangs from New York to Texas to the West Coast, the book c…
The Deportees
Droves of deportees from the various Dominican enclaves of the United States are arriving in Santo Domingo. Most of them will never entertain the possibility of returning to their loved ones who continue living in the United States
The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation
From Los Angeles and New York to Chicago and Miami, street gangs are regarded as one of the most intractable crime problems facing our cities, and a vast array of resources is being deployed to combat them. This book chronicles the astounding self-transformation of one of the most feared gangs in the United States into a social movement acting on behalf of the dispossessed, renouncing violence and the underground economy, and requiring school att…
Dominican Republic From Poster Child to Basketcase
Youth Street Gangs
Gangs have been heavily pathologized in the last several decades. In comparison to the pioneering Chicago School's work on gangs in the 1920s we have moved away from a humanistic appraisal of and sensitivity toward the phenomenon and have allowed the gang to become a highly plastic folk devil outside of history. This pathologization of the gang has particularly negative consequences for democracy in an age of punishment, cruelty and coercive soci…
Routledge International Handbook of Critical Gang Studies
Ethnographic research about gang-exit processes and formers’1 identity transformation gives rise to the emancipatory question of how research can make a difference in practice. This chapter proposes social practice ethics as a way of reflecting on the difference research can make in, for and to practice, situating ethics in relation to the meanings and consequences of research for social practice. The chapter illustrates how to practice situated …
Fighting for Dignity
Between the Sea and a Hard Place
Political science (6 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Gangs (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Social Science (3 works) · Geography (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adolescents (1 works)