On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia Ghetto
Abstract
Although recent increases in imprisonment are concentrated in poor Black communities, we know little about how daily life within these neighborhoods is affected. Almost all ethnographic work in poor minority neighborhoods was written before the expansion of the criminal justice system, and the bulk of research on “mass imprisonment” relies on survey data, field experiments, or interviews, conceptualizing its impact in terms of current or former felons and their families. Drawing on six years of fieldwork in Philadelphia, this article shifts the focus from imprisonment and criminal records to the increase in policing and supervision in poor Black neighborhoods, and what this has meant for a growing status group of wanted people. For many young men, avoiding jail has become a daily preoccupation: they have warrants out for minor infractions, like failing to pay court fees or breaking curfew, and will be detained if they are identified. Such threat of imprisonment transforms social relations by undermining already tenuous attachments to family, work, and community. But young men also rely on their precarious legal standing to explain failures that would have occurred anyway, while girlfriends and neighbors exploit their wanted status as an instrument of social control. I discuss the implications of my ethnographic observations relative to prior treatments of the poor and policing, and with regard to broader sociological questions about punishment and surveillance in the modern era.
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TL;DR
Drawing on six years of fieldwork in a poor Black Philadelphia neighborhood, Goffman shows how policing and supervision create a growing status group of “wanted” young men whose daily fear of capture reshapes family, work, and community life. She argues this is not Foucault’s panoptic discipline but an incomplete checkpoint/flashpoint system that produces suspects and fugitives, while wanted status also becomes an excuse and a resource others use for control.
Key findings
- In a 2007 survey of 217 households on “6th Street,” the authors found 308 men aged 18–30; 144 reported a warrant in the past three years for court fines/fees or failure to appear, and 119 had warrants for technical probation/parole violations such as drinking or breaking curfew.
- During the first 18 months, Goffman observed police stop/search/arrest at least once a day with only five exceptions; she also recorded 52 house raids/searches/chases, 9 helicopter searches, 17 crime-scene blockades, and 14 beatings of young men.
- Wanted status turned hospitals, jobs, police/courts, and intimate ties into paths to confinement: men skipped the birth of a child, refused medical care after a severe beating, avoided calling police when robbed, and sometimes resorted to violence instead.
- Wanted status also served as a resource: girlfriends, relatives, and neighbors threatened to call police or parole officers to control men, and men used warrants to account for failures—e.g., Mike missed Parents’ Day partly because he had not paid school fees, and Steve cited his warrant for unemployment despite not finding work when not wanted.
Methods
- Six years of ethnographic fieldwork (intensive observation January 2002–August 2003, continuing through 2007) in a poor to working-class Black Philadelphia neighborhood called “6th Street,” centered on a loose group of about 15 young men; Goffman also visited jails and prisons and interviewed two lawyers, a district attorney, three probation officers, two police officers, and a federal district court judge.
- In 2007, Goffman and a resident conducted a survey of 217 households in the 6th Street neighborhood, counting men aged 18–30 and asking about warrants in the past three years.
- Data come mainly from field notes and overheard conversations; Goffman did not use a tape recorder, so quoted speech is a close approximation, and she generally did not ask direct questions.
Limitations
- The paper states it cannot speculate about the net effect of low-level warrant policies on crime or violence; the data only suggest effects on legal status and institutional interaction.
- The paper notes that because no tape recorder was used, even quoted speech should be taken only as a close approximation, and that most material comes from observations or overheard conversations rather than direct questions.
- Evident from the text: the study is a single-neighborhood ethnography of a small, nonrandom group of men, with no comparison site or quantitative causal design, and the researcher’s presence and racial difference may have shaped access and interactions.
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- Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTED
Those on probation or parole, on house arrest, and who were going through a trial expressed concern that they would soon be picked up and taken into custody for some violation that would 'come up in the system.'
“Those on probation or parole, on house arrest, and who were going through a trial expressed concern that they would soon be picked up and taken into custody for some violation that would 'come up in the system.'”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTED
Out of the 139 weeks Mike was not incarcerated between 2002 and 2007, he spent 87 weeks on probation or parole for five overlapping sentences.
“Out of the 139 weeks that he was not incarcerated, he spent 87 weeks on probation or parole for five overlapping sentences.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTED
Even those with no pending legal action expressed concern that the police might 'find some reason to hold them' because of what they had done, who or what they knew, or what they carried on their person.
“Even those with no pending legal action expressed concern that the police might 'find some reason to hold them' because of what they had done, who or what they knew, or what they carried on their person.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTED
Young men worried that they would be picked up by the police and taken into custody even when they did not have a warrant out for their arrest.
“Young men worried that they would be picked up by the police and taken into custody even when they did not have a warrant out for their arrest.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTED
During the first year and a half of fieldwork, I watched the police stop pedestrians or people in cars, search them, run their names to see if any warrants came up, ask them to come in for questioning, or make an arrest at least once a day, with five exceptions.
“During the first year and a half of fieldwork, I watched the police stop pedestrians or people in cars, search them, run their names to see if any warrants came up, ask them to come in for questioning, or make an arrest at least once a day, with five exceptions.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
- Findingreasoning§ FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Family members and friends who are not themselves caught up in the justice system may be threatened with eviction or with having their children taken away if they do not provide information about the young men in their lives.
“Family members and friends who are not themselves caught up in the justice system may be threatened with eviction or with having their children taken away if they do not provide information about the young men in their lives.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTED
In the 2007 survey of 217 households in the 6th Street neighborhood, we found 308 men between the ages of 18 and 30 in residence.
“In the survey that Chuck and I conducted in 2007, of the 217 households that make up the 6th Street neighborhood, we found 308 men between the ages of 18 and 30 in residence.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTED
I watched the police break down doors, search houses, and question, arrest, or chase suspects through houses 52 times.
“I watched the police break down doors, search houses, and question, arrest, or chase suspects through houses 52 times.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Findingown data§ HOSPITALS AND JOBS
Alex refused medical care after being assaulted because he feared his parole officer would hear of it and serve him a violation.
“I pleaded with him to go to the hospital. He refused, saying that his parole officer might hear of it and serve him a violation for being out past curfew, for fighting, for drinking, or any other number of infractions.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTED
When Chuck, Mike, and Steve assembled outside, the first topic of the day was frequently who had been taken into custody the night before and who had outrun the cops and gotten away.
“When Chuck, Mike, and Steve assembled outside, the first topic of the day was frequently who had been taken into custody the night before and who had outrun the cops and gotten away.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Findingown data§ FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Women sometimes call the police on their boyfriends or kin to punish them or get back at them.
“I also witnessed women go a step further and call the police on their boyfriends or kin to punish them or get back at them.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Findingreasoning§ ON BEING WANTED
Police round up potential informants and threaten them with jail time if they do not provide information about the suspect they are looking for.
“The police round up these potential informants and threaten them with jail time if they do not provide information about the suspect they are looking for.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTED
Within the past three years, warrants had been issued to 119 men for technical violations of their probation or parole (e.g., drinking or breaking curfew).
“Also within the past three years, warrants had been issued to 119 men for technical violations of their probation or parole (e.g., drinking or breaking curfew).”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Findingnone given§ FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Family members, partners, or friends of a wanted man occasionally call the police on him to control his behavior or to punish him for a perceived wrong.
“While family members, partners, or friends of a wanted man occasionally call the police on him to control his behavior or to punish him for a perceived wrong, close kin or girlfriends also link young men to the police because the police compel them to do so.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTED
Of these 308 men, 144 reported that they had a warrant issued for their arrest because of either delinquencies with court fines and fees or for failure to appear for a court date within the past three years.
“Of these men, 144 reported that they had a warrant issued for their arrest because of either delinquencies with court fines and fees or for failure to appear for a court date within the past three years.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Findingnone given§ HOSPITALS AND JOBS
Alex was the only member of the group to successfully complete a probation or parole sentence during the six years the author spent there.
“Alex was the only member of the group to successfully complete a probation or parole sentence during the six years I spent there.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTED
In the following months, I saw children give up running and simply stick their hands behind their backs, as if in handcuffs, or push their bodies up against a car, or lie flat on the ground and put their hands over their head.
“In the following months, I saw children give up running and simply stick their hands behind their backs, as if in handcuffs, or push their bodies up against a car, or lie flat on the ground and put their hands over their head.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Findingown data§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTS
The author did not observe any person with a warrant call the police or voluntarily make use of the courts during the six years spent there.
“I did not observe any person with a warrant call the police or voluntarily make use of the courts during the six years I spent there.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTED
I noted blocks taped off and traffic redirected as police searched for evidence or 'secured a crime scene' 17 times.
“I noted blocks taped off and traffic redirected as police searched for evidence or 'secured a crime scene' 17 times.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTED
Police helicopters circled overhead and beamed search lights onto local streets nine times.
“Police helicopters circled overhead and beamed search lights onto local streets nine times.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTED
I watched the police punch, choke, kick, stomp on, or beat young men with night sticks 14 times during this first year and a half.
“I watched the police punch, choke, kick, stomp on, or beat young men with night sticks 14 times during this first year and a half.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Findingown data§ DISCUSSION
Family members and romantic partners experience considerable hardship because of their association with men who are being sought or supervised by the state.
“Family members and romantic partners experience considerable hardship because of their association with men who are being sought or supervised by the state.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Findingown data§ BEING WANTED AS A MEANS OF ACCOUNTING
Steve did not secure a job during the six years the researcher knew him, including the times when he did not have a warrant.
“Although Steve now and then invoked his warrant as an explanation for his unemployment, the fact was that Steve did not secure a job during the six years I knew him, including the times when he did not have a warrant.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Findingown data§ FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Wanted men try to reduce the chance of their intimates informing by cultivating secrecy and unpredictability.
“I observed wanted men try to reduce the chance of their intimates informing by cultivating secrecy and unpredictability.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Premisecitation§ On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia Ghetto
Partners and children of imprisoned and formerly imprisoned men consequently become socially and economically disadvantaged.
“Their partners and children consequently become socially and economically disadvantaged in the process (for reviews, see Comfort 2007; Hagan and Dinovitzer 1999).”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 2 sources checked - Premisecitation§ On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia Ghetto
Imprisoned and formerly imprisoned men have difficulties participating in sustained ways in the lives of their families.
“Moreover, imprisoned and formerly imprisoned men have difficulties participating in sustained ways in the lives of their families (see Nurse 2002; Western, Lopoo, and McLanahan 2004).”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 2 sources checked- cites Nurse 2002 source
- cites Western, Lopoo, and McLanahan 2004
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
- Premisecitation§ THE URBAN POOR AND POLICING
In Philadelphia, the number of police officers increased by 69 percent between 1960 and 2000, from 2.76 officers for every 1,000 citizens to 4.66 officers.
“In Philadelphia-my field site-the number of police officers increased by 69 percent between 1960 and 2000, from 2.76 officers for every 1,000 citizens to 4.66 officers.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports (1960 through 2000)
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
- Premisecitation§ THE URBAN POOR AND POLICING
In Philadelphia, 12,000 people violated the terms of their probation or parole and were issued warrants for their arrest.
“In Philadelphia, 12,000 people violated the terms of their probation or parole and were issued warrants for their arrest (Philadelphia Adult Probation and Parole Department 2007).”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Philadelphia Adult Probation and Parole Department 2007
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
- Interpretationown data§ ON BEING WANTED
People 'on the run' make a concerted effort to thwart their discovery and apprehension.
“People 'on the run' make a concerted effort to thwart their discovery and apprehension, as Chuck, age 19, concisely put it in speaking to his 12-year-old brother:”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Premisenone given§ On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia Ghetto
We know little about how daily life within poor Black neighborhoods is affected by recent increases in imprisonment.
“Although recent increases in imprisonment are concentrated in poor Black communities, we know little about how daily life within these neighborhoods is affected.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationnone given§ PATHS TO PRISON AND STRATEGIES OF EVASION
Once a man finds he may be stopped by police and taken into custody, people, places, and relations he formerly relied on get redefined as paths to confinement.
“Once a man finds that he may be stopped by the police and taken into custody, he discovers that people, places, and relations he formerly relied on, and that are integral to maintaining a respectable identity, get redefined as paths to confinement.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Interpretationown data§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTS
Young men with warrants seemed to see the authorities only as a threat to their safety.
“Indeed, young men with warrants seemed to see the authorities only as a threat to their safety.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Premisenone given§ THE URBAN POOR AND POLICING
Before the 1990s, the ghetto was frequently described as nearly abandoned by law enforcement.
“Before the 1990s, in fact, the ghetto was frequently described as nearly abandoned by law enforcement.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Premisecitation§ THE URBAN POOR AND POLICING
These people paid the city more than 10 million dollars in restitution, fines, court costs, and supervisory fees in 2006.
“These people paid the city more than 10 million dollars in restitution, fines, court costs, and supervisory fees that year.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Philadelphia Adult Probation and Parole Department 2007
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
- Interpretationreasoning§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTS
Wanted men tend not to use the ordinary resources of the law to protect themselves from crimes perpetrated against them.
“First, steering clear of the police means that wanted men tend not to use the ordinary resources of the law to protect themselves from crimes perpetrated against them.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Interpretationown data§ THE URBAN POOR AND POLICING
Rather than encouraging self-monitoring, the forms of supervision and policing found in the neighborhood I observed foster a climate of fear and suspicion in which people are pressured to inform on one another.
“Rather than encouraging self-monitoring, the forms of supervision and policing found in the neighborhood I observed foster a climate of fear and suspicion in which people are pressured to inform on one another.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationcitation§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTS
Wanted people's inability to turn to police when harmed can lead young men to use violence to protect themselves or get back at others.
“Second, wanted people's inability to turn to the police when harmed can lead young men to use violence to protect themselves or to get back at others.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Premisecitation§ On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia Ghetto
Most ethnographies of poor minority neighborhoods were written before the criminal justice system became such a prevalent institution in the lives of the poor.
“Although ethnographic accounts should arguably capture what enhanced policing and supervision has meant for the dynamics of daily life in poor minority communities, most ethnographies were written before the criminal justice system became such a prevalent institution in the lives of the poor (see, e.g., Anderson 1978; Liebow 1967; Stack 1974).”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 3 sources checked- cites Anderson 1978
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
- cites Liebow 1967
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- cites Stack 1974
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- Interpretationreasoning§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTS
With the police out of reach, men resort to more violence as a strategy to settle disputes.
“With the police out of reach, men then resort to more violence as a strategy to settle disputes.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationown data§ HOSPITALS AND JOBS
Places of employment become dangerous for people with a warrant.
“Like hospitals, places of employment become dangerous for people with a warrant.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationown data§ THE URBAN POOR AND POLICING
Contemporary surveillance may indeed be taking the forms Foucault described in his analysis of panoptic power.
“Building on ethnographic insights, my conclusions highlight ways in which contemporary surveillance may indeed be taking the forms Foucault described in his analysis of panoptic power.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia Ghetto
Suspicious even of those closest to them, young men cultivate unpredictability or altogether avoid institutions, places, and relations on which they formerly relied.
“Suspicious even of those closest to them, young men cultivate unpredictability or altogether avoid institutions, places, and relations on which they formerly relied.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Close kin or girlfriends also link young men to the police because the police compel them to do so.
“close kin or girlfriends also link young men to the police because the police compel them to do so.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTS
Wanted men's avoidance of police can lead them to become targets of those looking for someone to rob.
“This can lead a person to become the target of those who are looking for someone to rob.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Interpretationnone given§ DISCUSSION
One strategy for coping with these risks is to avoid dangerous places, people, and interactions entirely.
“One strategy for coping with these risks is to avoid dangerous places, people, and interactions entirely.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Maintaining a secret and unpredictable routine decreases the chance of arrest by many of the other paths discussed previously.
“In fact, maintaining a secret and unpredictable routine decreases the chance of arrest by many of the other paths discussed previously.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationnone given§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS
In cases where a state (or some other power) is in the business of severely sanctioning a group of people, we will see one group of people who are charged with administering the sanction and another group who are receiving it.
“In cases where a state (or some other power) is in the business of severely sanctioning a group of people (e.g., by killing them, deporting them, forcibly sending them to war, or placing them in institutions like prisons, concentration camps, or plantations) we will see one group of people who are charged with administering the sanction and another group who are receiving it.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS
Supervision around 6th street is not based on constant observation and disciplining, but on a kind of checkpoint or flashpoint system, whereby certain people are only occasionally (if not randomly) monitored, searched, observed, or dispossessed.
“Supervision around 6th street is not based on constant observation and disciplining, but on a kind of checkpoint or flashpoint system, whereby certain people are only occasionally (if not randomly) monitored, searched, observed, or dispossessed.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationown data§ FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Wanted men come to see those closest to them as potential informants because friends, relatives, or girlfriends may link them to the authorities, whether due to police pressure or because they leverage the wanted status to get back at or punish him.
“Whether a man's friends, relatives, or girlfriend link him to the authorities because the police pressure them to do so or because they leverage his wanted status to get back at him or punish him, he comes to see those closest to him as potential informants.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ DISCUSSION
Close relatives, friends, and neighbors become potential informants.
“Close relatives, friends, and neighbors become potential informants.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS
By studying the ghetto ethnographically, we can see how the forms of power Foucault envisioned operating in a panopticon actually pan out when applied to a neighborhood.
“By studying the ghetto ethnographically, we can see how the forms of power Foucault envisioned operating in a panopticon actually pan out when applied to a neighborhood.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS
This opens up the possibility of people existing in the spaces between identification, discovery, and apprehension.
“This opens up the possibility of people existing in the spaces between identification, discovery, and apprehension.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ BEING WANTED AS A MEANS OF ACCOUNTING
It is perhaps only because being wanted is in fact a constraining condition that it works so well as a means of accounting for failure.
“At the same time, it is perhaps only because being wanted is in fact a constraining condition that it works so well as a means of accounting for failure.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS
In comparison to places like prisons, monasteries, or army camps, the monitoring and supervision of ghetto residents is incomplete.
“In comparison to places like prisons, monasteries, or army camps, the monitoring and supervision of ghetto residents is incomplete.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationcitation§ FAMILY AND FRIENDS
The use of the criminal justice system as threat by women can be seen as parallel to the way single mothers threaten to turn fathers over to child-support authorities if they do not contribute money informally.
“This use of the criminal justice system as threat can be seen as parallel to the way in which single mothers threaten to turn fathers over to child-support authorities if they do not contribute money informally (Edin and Lein 1997).”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Edin and Lein 1997
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
- Interpretationreasoning§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS
This form of power-occasional, incomplete, and for the purpose of identifying candidates for extreme sanction-does not seem to produce orderly subjects.
“This form of power-occasional, incomplete, and for the purpose of identifying candidates for extreme sanction-does not seem to produce orderly subjects.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS
Rather than placing the ghetto, along with the rest of society, under a 'generalized panopticism,' the 6th street situation suggests an alternative form of power.
“Rather than placing the ghetto, along with the rest of society, under a 'generalized panopticism' (Garland 1990:146), the 6th street situation suggests an alternative form of power.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Garland 1990 source
- Interpretationreasoning§ DISCUSSION
The presence of the criminal justice system in the lives of the poor cannot simply be measured by the number of people sent to prison or the number who return home with felony convictions.
“The presence of the criminal justice system in the lives of the poor cannot simply be measured by the number of people sent to prison or the number who return home with felony convictions.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Cultivating secrecy and unpredictability serve as a general strategy to avoid confinement.
“Cultivating secrecy and unpredictability, then, serve as a general strategy to avoid confinement.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ DISCUSSION
Mothers' homes are transformed into a 'last known address,' one of the first places the police will look for wanted men.
“Instead of a safe place to sleep, eat, and find acceptance and support, mothers' homes are transformed into a 'last known address,' one of the first places the police will look for them.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationcitation§ BEING WANTED AS A MEANS OF ACCOUNTING
In the context of their ongoing struggles, what the men said amounted to reasonable 'half-truths' that could account for their failures, both in their own minds and in the minds of others who had come to see their own lives in similar terms.
“In the context of their ongoing struggles, what they said amounted to reasonable 'half-truths' (Liebow 1967) that could account for their failures, both in their own minds and in the minds of others who had come to see their own lives in similar terms.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Liebow 1967
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
- Interpretationreasoning§ DISCUSSION
Because being wanted is understood by 6th Street residents to be deeply constraining, young men with little income, education, or job prospects can call on their wanted status to save face and to assuage the guilt of failing as a father, romantic partner, or employed person.
“Because being wanted is understood by 6th Street residents to be deeply constraining, young men with little income, education, or job prospects can call on their wanted status to save face and to assuage the guilt of failing as a father, romantic partner, or employed person.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationnone given§ DISCUSSION
A second strategy is to cultivate unpredictability-to remain secretive and to 'dip and dodge.'
“A second strategy is to cultivate unpredictability-to remain secretive and to 'dip and dodge.'”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS
Self-discipline and the internalization of norms makes little sense in a context in which following the rules (e.g., appearing in court, showing up to probation meetings, or turning oneself in when accused) may hasten one's removal to prison.
“Self-discipline and the internalization of norms makes little sense in a context in which following the rules (e.g., appearing in court, showing up to probation meetings, or turning oneself in when accused) may hasten one's removal to prison.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationown data§ BEING WANTED AS A MEANS OF ACCOUNTING
The warrant provided Mike with a way to avoid going to Parents' Day without admitting that he did not want to go because he could not pay the school fees.
“The warrant provided him with a way to avoid going to Parents'Day without admitting that he did not want to go because he could not pay the school fees.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ DISCUSSION
Young men turn their wanted status into a resource by using it to account for shortcomings or failures that may have occurred anyway.
“Y oung men also turn their wanted status into a resource by using it to account for shortcomings or failures that may have occurred anyway.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ DISCUSSION
Young men who are wanted by the police find that activities, relations, and localities that others rely on to maintain a decent and respectable identity are transformed into a system that the authorities make use of to arrest and confine them.
“Young men who are wanted by the police find that activities, relations, and localities that others rely on to maintain a decent and respectable identity are transformed into a system that the authorities make use of to arrest and confine them.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ DISCUSSION
Staying out of jail becomes aligned not with upstanding, respectable action, but with being an even shadier character.
“Staying out of jail becomes aligned not with upstanding, respectable action, but with being an even shadier character.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationreasoning§ BEING WANTED AS A MEANS OF ACCOUNTING
Being wanted serves as an excuse for a wide variety of unfulfilled obligations and expectations.
“Being wanted serves as an excuse for a wide variety of unfulfilled obligations and expectations.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim - Interpretationown data§ DISCUSSION
The system of low-level warrants and court supervision has the unintended consequence of becoming a resource for women and relatives who, possessing more legal legitimacy, can use it to control their partners and kin.
“More surprisingly, the system of low-level warrants and court supervision has the unintended consequence of becoming a resource for women and relatives who, possessing more legal legitimacy, can use it to control their partners and kin.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
- Classified as probably not a substantial claim. 37
- May combine two claims. 50
- The quote only partly states this claim. 5
Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).
Premisecitation§ On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia GhettoOne in four Black children born in 1990 had a father imprisoned.
“One in four Black children born in 1990 had a father imprisoned (Wildeman 2009).”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim1 of 1 sources checked- cites Wildeman 2009 source
May combine two claims.
Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTEDBetween 2002 and 2007, Mike spent 35 weeks with a warrant out for his arrest and had 10 warrants issued on him.
“He spent 35 weeks with a warrant out for his arrest, and in total had 10 warrants issued on him.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claimProbably not a substantial claim: may not pass S4 (based).
Findingnone given§ FAMILY AND FRIENDSIt is common practice for police to put pressure on friends, girlfriends, and family members to provide information, particularly when these people have their own warrants, are serving probation or parole, or have a pending trial.
“It is common practice for the police to put pressure on friends, girlfriends, and family members to provide information, particularly when these people have their own warrants, are serving probation or parole, or have a pending trial.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claimProbably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).
Findingnone given§ ON BEING WANTEDPolice use a sophisticated computer mapping program that tracks people who have warrants or are on probation, parole, or released on bail.
“The police also use a sophisticated computer mapping program that tracks people who have warrants or are on probation, parole, or released on bail.”
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Findingnone given§ On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia GhettoToday, police helicopters can regularly be heard overhead and cameras monitor people on the streets in poor Black communities.
“While the police were scarcely present in the ghetto decades ago, today, police helicopters can regularly be heard overhead, cameras now monitor people on the streets, and large numbers of young men-including many who have never been convicted of felonies-have pending cases in the criminal courts, are on probation, released on bail, issued low-level warrants, and are routinely chased, searched, qu”
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Findingown data§ HOSPITALS AND JOBSAlex was arrested at the hospital for a parole violation after the birth of his son.
“I got there a few hours after the baby was born, in time to see two police officers come into the room and arrest Alex. He had violated his parole a few months before by drinking alcohol and had a warrant out for his arrest.”
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Findingnone given§ On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia GhettoLarge numbers of young men in poor Black communities, including many never convicted of felonies, have pending cases in criminal courts, are on probation, released on bail, issued low-level warrants, and are routinely chased, searched, questioned, and arrested by police.
“While the police were scarcely present in the ghetto decades ago, today, police helicopters can regularly be heard overhead, cameras now monitor people on the streets, and large numbers of young men-including many who have never been convicted of felonies-have pending cases in the criminal courts, are on probation, released on bail, issued low-level warrants, and are routinely chased, searched, qu”
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Findingnone given§ HOSPITALS AND JOBSAlex spent a year back upstate on the parole violation.
“Alex spent a year back upstate on the parole violation.”
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Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTEDWhen looking for a suspect, police access Social Security records, court records, hospital admission records, electric and gas bills, and employment records.
“In an interview, two police officers explained that when they are looking for a suspect, they access Social Security records, court records, hospital admission records, electric and gas bills, and employment records.”
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Findingown data§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTSChuck was granted visitation after the judge ruled in his favor in the custody case.
“The judge ruled in Chuck' s favor, and he was granted visitation on Sundays at a court-supervised daycare site.”
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Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTEDMike had at least 51 court appearances over the five-year period 2002-2007, 47 of which the author attended.
“Mike had at least 51 court appearances over this five-year period, 47 of which I attended.”
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Findingown data§ HOSPITALS AND JOBSChuck was arrested at McDonald's when police shut down the restaurant to question witnesses about a fight.
“When the fight began, Chuck was in the storeroom talking on the phone with his girlfriend. He came out, he said, and saw six police officers staring at him. At this point he called and asked me to come and pick up his house keys, fairly certain he would be taken into custody. When I got there he was driving away in the back of the police car.”
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Findingown data§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTSDuring the first year and a half on 6th Street, the author noted 24 instances in which members of the group contacted the police when they were injured, robbed, or threatened; these men were either in good standing with the courts or had no pending legal constraints.
“During the first year and a half I spent on 6th Street, I noted 24 instances in which members of the group contacted the police when they were injured, robbed, or threatened. These men were either in good standing with the courts or had no pending legal constraints.”
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Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTEDIn the 6th Street neighborhood, a person was occasionally 'on the run' because he was a suspect in a shooting or robbery, but most people around 6th Street had warrants out for far more minor infractions.
“In the 6th Street neighborhood, a person was occasionally 'on the run' because he was a suspect in a shooting or robbery, but most people around 6th Street had warrants out for far more minor infractions.”
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Findingnone given§ ON BEING WANTEDBy 2002, curfews were established around 6th Street for those under age 18 and video cameras had been placed on major streets.
“By 2002, curfews were established around 6th Street for those under age 18 and video cameras had been placed on major streets.”
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Findingnone given§ FIELDWORK, THE 6TH STREET BOYS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXTSix years later, Mike was the only one of the 15 young men to have graduated from high school.
“Six years later, Mike was the only one to have graduated from high school.”
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Findingown data§ HOSPITALS AND JOBSMike was arrested by two parole officers at the Taco Bell where he worked after violating curfew.
“T wo parole officers arrested him the next day as he was leaving the Taco Bell. He spent a year back upstate for this violation.”
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Findingnone given§ ON BEING WANTEDBetween 2002 and 2007, Mike spent about three and a half years in jail or prison.
“Between 2002 and 2007, Mike spent about three and a half years in jail or prison.”
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Findingown data§ ON BEING WANTEDPolice, jail, and court language permeates general conversation among young men in the 6th Street group.
“Police, jail, and court language permeates general conversation.”
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Findingown data§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTSMike called the police after being robbed, and later believed his arrest at his mother's house resulted from the address he gave in that report.
“He mentioned that he thought their knowledge of his new address must have come from the time he reported the robbery.”
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Findingown data§ FIELDWORK, THE 6TH STREET BOYS, AND NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXTThe five blocks known as 6th Street are 93 percent Black, according to a survey of residents that Chuck and I conducted in 2007.
“The five blocks known as 6th Street are 93 percent Black, according to a survey of residents that Chuck and I conducted in 2007.”
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Findingnone given§ BEING WANTED AS A MEANS OF ACCOUNTINGPolice officers did go to a man's place of work to arrest him, and some of the men experienced this first-hand.
“Having a warrant may not be the reason why Steve, for example, did not look for work, but it was a fact that police officers did go to a man' s place of work to arrest him, and that some of the men experienced this first-hand.”
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Findingown data§ DISCUSSIONFamily members living with a relative or boyfriend with a warrant out for his arrest are caught between three difficult lines of action: allowing him to stay in their homes and placing their own safety and security in jeopardy, casting him out, or betraying him by turning him in to the police.
“Specifically, I found that family members living with a relative or boyfriend with a warrant out for his arrest are caught between three difficult lines of action: allowing him to stay in their homes and placing their own safety and security in jeopardy, casting him out, or betraying him by turning him in to the police.”
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Findingreasoning§ DISCUSSIONA young man does not attend the birth of his child, nor seek medical help when he is badly beaten.
“A young man thus does not attend the birth of his child, nor seek medical help when he is badly beaten.”
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Findingown data§ FAMILY AND FRIENDSReggie was arrested for attempted murder after Michelle's aunt called police, but the case was dropped after Michelle and her aunt did not show up at three consecutive court dates.
“She told them that Reggie had shot at her niece, and the police put out a body warrant for his arrest for attempted murder.”
- Also stated in: § FAMILY AND FRIENDS · plain
“Michelle and her aunt did not show up at three consecutive court dates, and after six months the case for attempted murder was dropped and Reggie came home.”
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Findingown data§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTSChuck shot at a man he believed firebombed his car, and police issued a body warrant for his arrest for attempted murder.
“A few days later, Chuck drove over to 8th Street with Mike and Steve and shot at the young man whom he believed was responsible for blowing up his car. Although no one was injured, a neighbor reported the incident and the police put out a body warrant for Chuck' s arrest for attempted murder.”
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Findingreasoning§ DISCUSSIONGirlfriends, neighbors, and family members threaten to call the police on young men to 'keep them in line,' and occasionally they call the police or get a man arrested as payback for some perceived wrong.
“Girlfriends, neighbors, and family members threaten to call the police on young men to 'keep them in line,' and occasionally they call the police or get a man arrested as payback for some perceived wrong.”
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Findingreasoning§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONSResidents of the neighborhood studied do not find that their movements are tightly controlled and regimented, as they would be in a prison or convent; they do not eat, sleep, and live together under the watchful gaze of one central authority, nor is their privacy and personal property permanently denied them.
“Residents of the neighborhood I studied do not find that their movements are tightly controlled and regimented, as they would be in a prison or convent; they do not eat, sleep, and live together under the watchful gaze of one central authority, nor is their privacy and personal property permanently denied them”
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Findingown data§ FAMILY AND FRIENDSMike was arrested on a bench warrant after Marie called the police on him.
“One afternoon when Mike was sitting on a neighbor's steps, a squad car pulled up and two police officers arrested him. He had a bench warrant out for missing a court date.”
- Also stated in: § FAMILY AND FRIENDS · plain
“Although Marie did call the cops and get Mike taken into custody that day, she was the first person to visit him in county jail after he got out of quarantine”
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Findingreasoning§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONSIn spaces like the 6th street neighborhood, many people break the law without the authorities knowing; many others are known to be in violation but the authorities do not have the resources or the ability to locate them all and bring them to justice.
“In spaces like the 6th street neighborhood, however, many people break the law without the authorities knowing; many others are known to be in violation but the authorities do not have the resources or the ability (or, to be more cynical, the desire) to locate them all and bring them to justice.”
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Premisecitation§ On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia GhettoAfrican American former felons face significant discrimination in the labor market, as well as health costs, obstacles to housing, and large-scale disenfranchisement.
“African American former felons face significant discrimination in the labor market, as well as health costs, obstacles to housing, and large-scale disenfranchisement (Hammett, Harmon, and Rhodes 2002; Pager 2007; Rubenstein and Mukamal 2002; Uggen and Manza 2002; Western 2006).”
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Interpretationnone given§ ON BEING WANTEDThe possibility that some young men may be taken into custody if they encounter authorities is a background expectation of everyday interaction in this community.
“The fact that some young men may be taken into custody if they encounter the authorities is a background expectation of everyday interaction in this community.”
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Premisecitation§ THE URBAN POOR AND POLICINGFoucault suggested that the modern era would increasingly be characterized by surveillance and that state monitoring of citizens would become increasingly complete.
“Foucault (1979) suggested that the modern era would increasingly be characterized by surveillance and that state monitoring of citizens would become increasingly complete.”
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Premisecitation§ THE URBAN POOR AND POLICINGThe number of police officers per capita increased dramatically in the second half of the twentieth century in cities across the United States.
“The number of police officers per capita increased dramatically in the second half of the twentieth century in cities across the United States (Reiss 1992).”
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Interpretationown data§ FAMILY AND FRIENDSFamily, friends, and romantic partners may pose a threat and thus have to be avoided or carefully navigated.
“Like going to the hospital or using the police and the courts, even more intimate relationsfriends, family, and romantic partners-may pose a threat and thus have to be avoided or at least carefully navigated.”
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Interpretationreasoning§ On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia GhettoThe result is a complex interactive system in which ghetto residents become caught in constraining legal entanglements while simultaneously calling on the criminal justice system to achieve a measure of power over one another in their daily lives.
“The result is a complex interactive system in which ghetto residents become caught in constraining legal entanglements while simultaneously calling on the criminal justice system to achieve a measure of power over one another in their daily lives.”
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Interpretationreasoning§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTSYoung men's hesitation to go to the police or to make use of the courts when they are wronged, because of concern they will be arrested, means they became the targets of theft and violence because it is assumed they will not press charges.
“Y oung men' s hesitation to go to the police or to make use of the courts when they are wronged, because of concern they will be arrested, means they became the targets of theft and violence because it is assumed they will not press charges.”
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Premisenone given§ On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia GhettoMuch of the research literature relies on statistical data, field experiments, or interviews and most often centers on the consequences of going to prison.
“Indeed, much of the research literature, which relies on statistical data, field experiments, or interviews, most often centers on the consequences of going to prison.”
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Interpretationown data§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTSUsing the police and the courts is risky for people with warrants.
“Like going to work or to hospitals, using the police and the courts was risky.”
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Premisecitation§ THE URBAN POOR AND POLICINGUntil recently, people who commit serious crimes, stand trial, go to jail, or find themselves on the run from the police comprised only a small group of criminals in a neighborhood; most residents of poor Black communities did not interact much with the authorities.
“Until recently, these people comprised only a small group of criminals in a neighborhood: most residents of poor Black communities did not interact much with the authorities.”
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- cites Liebow 1967
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Interpretationown data§ On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia GhettoThe dealings these young men have with the police, the courts, and the probation and parole board grant them an illegal or semilegal status and instill an overriding fear of capture.
“As the findings reveal, the dealings these young men have with the police, the courts, and the probation and parole board grant them an illegal or semilegal status and instill an overriding fear of capture.”
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Interpretationown data§ ON BEING WANTEDChildren learn at an early age to watch out for the police and to prepare to run.
“Children learn at an early age to watch out for the police and to prepare to run.”
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Premisecitation§ THE URBAN POOR AND POLICINGIn 2006, more than 14 million people were arrested and charged with a criminal offense in the United States, and more than five million people were under probation or parole supervision.
“In 2006, more than 14 million people were arrested and charged with a criminal offense in the United States, and more than five million people were under probation or parole supervision (Glaze and Bonzcar 2006; U.S. Department of Justice 2007).”
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- cites U.S. Department of Justice 2007
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Premisenone given§ On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia GhettoExpansions in incarceration have been accompanied by increases in policing and supervision in poor communities.
“Expansions in incarceration have been accompanied by increases in policing and supervision in poor communities.”
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Premisecitation§ THE URBAN POOR AND POLICINGThe past few decades have seen the war on crime, the war on drugs, a blossoming of federal and state police agencies and bureaus, steeper sentencing laws, and a near unified endorsement of 'zero-tolerance' policies from police and civic leaders.
“The past few decades have seen the war on crime, the war on drugs, a blossoming of federal and state police agencies and bureaus, steeper sentencing laws, and a near unified endorsement of 'zero-tolerance' policies from police and civic leaders (Beckett 1997; Simon 2007).”
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- cites Simon 2007 source
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Premisecitation§ THE URBAN POOR AND POLICINGThe Philadelphia Adult Probation and Parole Department supervised more than 60,000 people in 2006.
“The Philadelphia Adult Probation and Parole Department supervised more than 60,000 people in 2006.”
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Premisenone given§ On the Run: Wanted Men in a Philadelphia GhettoPolice were scarcely present in the ghetto decades ago.
“While the police were scarcely present in the ghetto decades ago, today, police helicopters can regularly be heard overhead, cameras now monitor people on the streets, and large numbers of young men-including many who have never been convicted of felonies-have pending cases in the criminal courts, are on probation, released on bail, issued low-level warrants, and are routinely chased, searched, qu”
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Interpretationown data§ HOSPITALS AND JOBSHospitals become dangerous for people with a warrant.
“After Alex was arrested, other young men expressed hesitation to go to the hospital when their babies were born.”
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Premisecitation§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTSSome crimes can be understood as people taking matters into their own hands, punishing people whom they consider to have committed a crime, typically when police and courts are unavailable.
“Black (1983) argues that some crimes can be understood as people taking matters into their own hands, that is, punishing people whom they consider to have committed a crime. This kind of self-help crime is typically carried out when the police and the courts are unavailable”
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Interpretationreasoning§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONSThese occasional examinations are put to use not to dole out a range of small punishments and rewards in the interest of correction and training, but to identify people who may qualify for prison and to bring those people into the hands of the state.
“These occasional examinations (the urine test during a probation meeting, the stop and frisk on a street corner, the raid of a house, or the running of a driver' s name in the police database to see if any warrants come up) are put to use not-as Foucault envisioned-to dole out a range of small punishments and rewards in the interest of correction and training, but to identify people who may”
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Premisecitation§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTSIn Philadelphia, the courts can issue an arrest warrant if a person fails to pay fines for traffic violations or misses a court date in regard to these violations.
“In Philadelphia, the courts can issue an arrest warrant if a person fails to pay fines for traffic violations or misses a court date in regard to these violations.”
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Interpretationnone given§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONSResidents of the modern ghetto may find some common experience with other semilegal or illegal people who qualify for some sanction and are trying to avoid it.
“It is with these groups that residents of the modern ghetto may find some common experience.”
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Interpretationreasoning§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONSSurveillance and supervision in the ghetto are incomplete not only because people are widely able to break the rules and to evade the authorities, but also because the forms of supervision do not strive to be all-encompassing in the first place.
“Surveillance and supervision in the ghetto are incomplete not only because people are widely able to break the rules and to evade the authorities, but also because the forms of supervision do not strive to be all-encompassing in the first place.”
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Interpretationreasoning§ DISCUSSIONHe avoids the police and the courts, even if it means using violence when he is injured or becoming the target of others who are looking for someone to rob.
“He avoids the police and the courts, even if it means using violence when he is injured or becoming the target of others who are looking for someone to rob.”
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Premisecitation§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTSA person can be imprisoned for failing to pay moving violation fines in Philadelphia.
“A person can also be imprisoned for failing to pay moving violation fines (Philadelphia County, 33 Pa.B. Doc. No. 2745 and Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-1110).”
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Interpretationnone given§ DISCUSSIONIf a man exhausts these possibilities and gets taken into custody, he may try to avoid jail time by informing on the people he knows.
“If a man exhausts these possibilities and gets taken into custody, he may try to avoid jail time by informing on the people he knows.”
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Interpretationnone given§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONSInstead of thinking of residents of the modern ghetto as inmates of prisons or other panoptic places, we might compare ghetto residents to other semilegal or illegal people who qualify for some sanction and who are trying to avoid it.
“Instead of thinking of residents of the modern ghetto as inmates of prisons or other panoptic places, we might compare ghetto residents to other semilegal or illegal people who qualify for some sanction and who are trying to avoid it: undocumented immigrants who are at risk of being deported, Jews living in Nazi Germany who may be sent to concentration camps, draftdodgers or deserters from the”
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Interpretationreasoning§ DISCUSSIONAs long as a man is at risk of confinement, staying out of prison and participating in institutions like family, work, and friendship become contradictory goals; doing one reduces his chance of achieving the other.
“Whatever the strategy, a man finds that as long as he is at risk of confinement, staying out of prison and participating in institutions like family, work, and friendship become contradictory goals; doing one reduces his chance of achieving the other.”
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Interpretationown data§ DISCUSSIONThe findings presented here confirm these important theses, but fieldwork also suggests that those so managed are hardly hapless victims, immobilized in webs of control.
“The findings presented here confirm these important theses, but my fieldwork also suggests that those so managed are hardly hapless victims, immobilized in webs of control.”
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Interpretationreasoning§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTSDeclining to engage authorities when there may be concrete reasons for doing so should be considered in the context of labeling theory and secondary deviance.
“Declining to engage authorities when there may be concrete reasons for doing so should be considered in this context.”
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Premisecitation§ DISCUSSIONContemporary theories of social stratification and political sociology argue that the criminal justice system has become a vehicle for passing on disadvantage and an instrument for the management of dispossessed and dishonored groups.
“Contemporary theories of social stratification and political sociology argue that the criminal justice system has become a vehicle for passing on disadvantage (Western 2006) and 'an instrument for the management of dispossessed and dishonored groups' (Wacquant 2001:95).”
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- cites Wacquant 2001 source
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Interpretationreasoning§ DISCUSSIONThe police and the courts become dangerous to interact with, as does showing up to work or going to places like hospitals.
“The police and the courts become dangerous to interact with, as does showing up to work or going to places like hospitals.”
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Interpretationnone given§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONSThe policing of the modern ghetto may be usefully juxtaposed to Foucault's theory of power in Discipline and Punish.
“Indeed, the policing of the modern ghetto may be usefully juxtaposed to the influential theory of power Foucault outlines in Discipline and Punish (for discussions of Foucault' s dominant position in the sociology of punishment see Cohen 1985; Garland 1990).”
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Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
- cites Garland 1990 source
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Interpretationreasoning§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONSIn the 6th street neighborhood, one indeed finds monitoring and supervision, but this monitoring does not put an end to fear; the lives of residents are organized precisely around fear of being sent to jail.
“In the 6th street neighborhood, one indeed finds monitoring and supervision, but this monitoring does not put an end to fear. In fact, the lives of residents are organized precisely around fear, that is, the fear of being sent to jail.”
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Interpretationreasoning§ DISCUSSIONSystems of policing and supervision that accompanied the rise in imprisonment have fostered a climate of fear and suspicion in poor communities, in which family members and friends are pressured to inform on one another and young men live as suspects and fugitives with daily fear of confinement.
“Systems of policing and supervision that accompanied the rise in imprisonment have fostered a climate of fear and suspicion in poor communities-a climate in which family members and friends are pressured to inform on one another and young men live as suspects and fugitives, with the daily fear of confinement.”
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Interpretationreasoning§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONSPeople in the modern policed ghetto do not live as tightly controlled and disciplined subjects; rather, they are living as semilegal or illegal people, coping with the daily threat of capture and confinement.
“People in the modern policed ghetto do not live as tightly controlled and disciplined subjects. Rather, they are living as semilegal or illegal people, coping with the daily threat of capture and confinement.”
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Premisecitation§ THE POLICE AND THE COURTSThose accorded a deviant status come to engage in deviance because of being labeled as such, a phenomenon known as secondary deviance.
“Labeling theory suggests that those accorded a deviant status come to engage in deviance because of being labeled as such (Becker 1963; Lemert 1951). This phenomenon is known as 'secondary deviance' (Lemert 1951:75).”
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- cites Lemert 1951
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Premisecitation§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONSEnclosed spaces make near perfect surveillance and enforcement possible: people can live unlawfully only if they do not get caught or if the authorities look the other way.
“Enclosed spaces make near perfect surveillance and enforcement possible: people can live unlawfully only if they do not get caught or if the authorities look the other way (Sykes [1958] 2007).”
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Interpretationown data§ DISCUSSIONMen and women on 6th Street evade and resist the authorities, at times calling on the state for their own purposes, to make claims for themselves as honorable people, and to exercise power over one another.
“Instead, men and women on 6th Street evade and resist the authorities, at times calling on the state for their own purposes, to make claims for themselves as honorable people, and to exercise power over one another.”
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Interpretationnone given§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONSFugitives are, in point of fact, resisting the will of the authorities, and whether or not this resistance is in the end liberatory, their daily lives and the forms of power governing them are clearly distinct from those of inmates subject to panoptic power.
“Fugitives are, in point of fact, resisting the will of the authorities, and whether or not this resistance is in the end liberatory, their daily lives and the forms of power governing them are clearly distinct from those of inmates subject to panoptic power.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claimMay combine two claims.
Interpretationreasoning§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONSIf the sanction is confinement in a prison, workhouse, or mental asylum, we may see a group of people living as inmates or subjects as described by Foucault's panopticon, but we will also see, outside of these institutions, an apparatus charged with identifying, catching, and judging likely candidates, and a group of people living with the risk of sanction and trying to avoid it, as fugitives.
“If the sanction is confinement in a prison, workhouse, or mental asylum, we may see a group of people living as inmates or subjects as described by Foucault' s panopticon (or in the way that Sykes [1958] (2007) described people living in prisons or Goffman [1961] described people living in total institutions). But we will also see, outside of these institutions, an apparatus charged with”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 3 sources checked- cites Foucault 1979
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
- cites Sykes [1958] 2007
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
- cites Goffman 1961
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
May combine two claims.
Interpretationreasoning§ BEING WANTED AS A MEANS OF ACCOUNTINGFor the young men of 6th Street, being 'on the run' takes the place of, or at least works in concert with, the 'manly flaws' described by Liebow as a means to retain self respect in the face of failure.
“For the young men of 6th Street, being 'on the run' takes the place of, or at least works in concert with, the 'manly flaws' described by Liebow as a means to retain self respect in the face of failure.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Liebow 1967
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S2 (checkable).
Interpretationnone given§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONSYoung men on the run in Philadelphia can tell us something about how power operates in contemporary society.
“Young men on the run in Philadelphia can tell us something about how power operates in contemporary society.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claimMay combine two claims.
Interpretationown data§ BEING WANTED AS A MEANS OF ACCOUNTINGMike did not go to Parents' Day earlier in the year at least in part because he had not paid the school fees and did not want to confront the school's administration.
“From this, I gathered that Mike had not gone to Parents'Day earlier in the year at least in part because he had not paid the school fees and did not want to confront the school' s administration.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claimMay combine two claims.
Interpretationown data§ DISCUSSIONCurrent policies in Philadelphia grant a sizable group of people-before they are convicted of crimes and after they have served a sentence-an illegal or semilegal status, and this status makes it difficult for them to interact with legitimate institutions without being arrested and sent to jail.
“The data presented here merely suggest that current policies in Philadelphia grant a sizable group of people-before they are convicted of crimes and after they have served a sentence-an illegal or semilegal status, and that this status makes it difficult for them to interact with legitimate institutions without being arrested and sent to jail.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claimClassified as probably not a substantial claim.
Premisecitation§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONSGarland argues that a significant failing of Discipline and Punish is that it describes the control potential possessed by modern power-knowledge technologies as if it were the reality of their present-day operation.
“Garland (1990:168) argues that a significant failing of Discipline and Punish is that it describes 'the control potential possessed by modern power-knowledge technologies as if it were the reality of their present-day operation. '”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Garland 1990 source
May combine two claims.
Interpretationreasoning§ BEING WANTED AS A MEANS OF ACCOUNTINGWhile legal entanglements may exacerbate difficulties, being wanted also serves as a way to save face and to explain inadequacies.
“While legal entanglements may exacerbate these difficulties, being wanted also serves as a way to save face and to explain inadequacies.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claimMay combine two claims.
Interpretationnone given§ BEING WANTED AS A MEANS OF ACCOUNTINGOnce a man is wanted, maintaining a stable routine, being with his partner and family, going to work, and using the police may link him to the authorities and lead to his confinement.
“Once a man is wanted, maintaining a stable routine, being with his partner and family, going to work, and using the police may link him to the authorities and lead to his confinement.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claimMay combine two claims.
Interpretationreasoning§ CONCLUSIONS AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONSThe life of a suspect or a fugitive is quite different from the life of a captive, even though broadly speaking, the same forms of power-observation, examination, the keeping of files-may sustain them both.
“The life of a suspect or a fugitive is quite different from the life of a captive, even though broadly speaking, the same forms of power-observation, examination, the keeping of files-may sustain them both.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claimMay combine two claims.
Interpretationreasoning§ DISCUSSIONTo ensure that those close to him will not inform on him, a young man comes and goes in irregular and unpredictable ways, remaining elusive and untrusting, sleeping in different beds, and deceiving those close to him about his whereabouts and plans.
“To ensure that those close to him will not inform on him, a young man comes and goes in irregular and unpredictable ways, remaining elusive and untrusting, sleeping in different beds, and deceiving those close to him about his whereabouts and plans.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
The paper relies on this without support.
Even more people were issued bench warrants for missing court or for unpaid court fees, or arrest warrants for failure to turn themselves in for a crime.
“Even more people were issued bench warrants for missing court or for unpaid court fees, or arrest warrants for failure to turn themselves in for a crime.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The survey reports of warrants and household composition are accurate.
“In the survey that Chuck and I conducted in 2007, of the 217 households that make up the 6th Street neighborhood, we found 308 men between the ages of 18 and 30 in residence.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The 6th Street neighborhood and its residents are representative enough of poor Black urban communities that findings about them can support general claims about 'poor communities' and 'the modern ghetto.'
“Systems of policing and supervision that accompanied the rise in imprisonment have fostered a climate of fear and suspicion in poor communities”
The paper relies on this without support.
The men's retrospective accounts and the researcher's observations are sufficient to infer their motives for avoiding work, family events, and other obligations.
“From this, I gathered that Mike had not gone to Parents'Day earlier in the year at least in part because he had not paid the school fees and did not want to confront the school' s administration.”
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Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
Each contradiction between two passages listed here was confirmed by an independent check.
Mike's reported incarceration and time free exceed the stated five-year period
MajorThree and a half years incarcerated plus 139 weeks not incarcerated totals about 6.2 years, rather than the five-year period stated for Mike's record. Over five years, 139 weeks free would leave about 2.3 years incarcerated.
“Between 2002 and 2007, Mike spent about three and a half years in jail or prison. Out of the 139 weeks that he was not incarcerated, he spent 87 weeks on probation or parole for five overlapping sentences.”
“Mike had at least 51 court appearances over this five-year period, 47 of which I attended.”
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Utilizing Smartphones to Study Disadvantaged and Hard-to-Reach Groups
Sugie, N. F. (2016) · Sociological Methods & Research · doi:10.1177/0049124115626176 · Cited by 99 · see citing works
“For groups that frequently experience negative interactions with government, issues of privacy, monitoring, and surveillance may be particularly relevant (Brayne 2014; Goffman 2009).”
Ethnography, Data Transparency, and the Information Age
Murphy, A. K., Jerolmack, C., & Smith, D. (2021) · Annual Review of Sociology · doi:10.1146/annurev-soc-090320-124805 · Cited by 97 · see citing works
Auyero, J., & Sobering, K. (2019) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780190915537.001.0001 · Cited by 101 · see citing works
EXPLAINING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INCARCERATION AND DIVORCE
Siennick, S. E., Stewart, E. A., & Staff, J. (2014) · Criminology · doi:10.1111/1745-9125.12040 · Cited by 99 · see citing works
The benevolent watch: Therapeutic surveillance in drug treatment court
Moore, D. (2011) · Theoretical Criminology · doi:10.1177/1362480610396649 · Cited by 92 · see citing works
“In her excellent study of men out on warrants in Philadelphia, Goffman (2009) illustrates how those evading arrest are watched by their family and friends, at times as a control strategy.”
The Runaround: Punishment, Welfare, and Poverty Survival after Prison
Halushka, J. M. (2019) · Social Problems · doi:10.1093/socpro/spz018 · Cited by 90 · see citing works
Koch, I. (2018) · doi:10.1093/oso/9780198807513.001.0001 · Cited by 87 · see citing works
Trottier, D. (2012) · Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie · doi:10.1111/j.1755-618x.2012.01302.x · Cited by 94 · see citing works
Beckett, K., & Harris, A. (2011) · Criminology & Public Policy · doi:10.1111/j.1745-9133.2011.00726.x · Cited by 85 · see citing works
Cochran, J. C., Mears, D. P., Bales, W. D., & Stewart, E. A. (2015) · Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency · doi:10.1177/0022427815592675 · Cited by 89 · see citing works
Moving beyond punitivism: Punishment, state failure and democracy at the margins
Koch, I. (2016) · Punishment & Society · doi:10.1177/1462474516664506 · Cited by 83 · see citing works
“At the urban margins in the US (Goffman 2009, 2014) and the UK (Damer, 1986; Koch, 2014; Rogaly and Taylor, 2009), people call upon the authorities in ways that do not map easily onto the state’s own categories of law and order.”
Exploitative Revenues, Law Enforcement, and the Quality of Government Service
Goldstein, R., Sances, M., & You, H. Y. (2018) · Urban Affairs Review · doi:10.1177/1078087418791775 · Cited by 84 · see citing works
“This result is consistent with qualitative and quantitative accounts of mistrust between Black communities and the police (Desmond, Papachristos, and Kirk 2016; Goffman 2009; Lerman and Weaver 2014).”
Policing the ‘progressive’ city: The racialized geography of drug law enforcement
Lynch, M., Omori, M. K., Roussell, A., & Valasik, M. A. (2013) · Theoretical Criminology · doi:10.1177/1362480613476986 · Cited by 83 · see citing works
“Rather than offering social services, officers in these encounters are more likely to initiate searches, and use handcuffing and other physical restraint, verbal humiliation, arrests, and, ultimately, stints of custody (Goffman, 2009; Rios, 2011).”
Undocumented migration and the residential segregation of Mexicans in new destinations
Hall, M., & Stringfield, J. (2014) · Social Science Research · doi:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.03.009 · Cited by 81 · see citing works
Legal Control of Marginal Groups
Stuart, F. D., Armenta, A., & Osborne, M. (2015) · Annual Review of Law and Social Science · doi:10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-120814-121433 · Cited by 80 · see citing works
“In a pioneering study of a black neighborhood subjected to aggressive criminal justice surveillance and intrusion, Goffman (2009, 2014) finds that individuals are wary of being apprehended for any range of behaviors, from technical parole violations to outstanding court fines and fees.”
Absent Fathers or Absent Variables? A New Look at Paternal Incarceration and Delinquency
Porter, L. C., & King, R. D. (2015) · Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency · doi:10.1177/0022427814552080 · Cited by 84 · see citing works
Mass Incarceration, Macrosociology, and the Poor
Western, B., & Muller, C. (2013) · The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science · doi:10.1177/0002716213475421 · Cited by 83 · see citing works
“Ethnographers have also suggested that in high-crime neighborhoods, violence and interpersonal conflict suffuses social interaction (Anderson 2000; Goffman 2009).”
Boehme, H. M., Cann, D., & Isom, D. A. (2020) · Crime & Delinquency · doi:10.1177/0011128720974309 · Cited by 76 · see citing works
“…men of Color are more likely to experience fear, anxiety, and worry in highly policed neighborhoods), (Anderson, 2013; Brunson & Weitzer, 2009; Goffman, 2009; Sewell et al., 2016), and criminogenic behavior, negative psychological effects, and diminished physical well-being are also linked to…”
Sorg, E. T., Haberman, C. P., Ratcliffe, J. H., & Groff, E. R. (2012) · Criminology · doi:10.1111/j.1745-9125.2012.00290.x · Cited by 73 · see citing works
How Work Affects Crime—And Crime Affects Work—Over The Life Course
Lageson, S. E., & Uggen, C. (2012) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-5113-6_12 · Cited by 75 · see citing works
“Six years of fi eldwork by Alice Goffman ( 2010 ) shows how in the context of mass imprisonment, young black men in disadvantaged neighborhoods spend much of their time “dipping and dodging” to avoid arrest and potential reincarceration, thereby compromising their careers and family relationships.”
Beyond Boys’ Bad Behavior: Paternal Incarceration and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
Haskins, A. R. (2016) · Social forces; a scientific medium of social study and interpretation · doi:10.1093/sf/sow066 · Cited by 70 · see citing works
Violence and the State at the Urban Margins
Auyero, J., de Lara, A. B., & Berti, M. F. (2013) · Journal of Contemporary Ethnography · doi:10.1177/0891241613494809 · Cited by 73 · see citing works
Gray, P., & Cooper, W. H. (2009) · Organizational Research Methods · doi:10.1177/1094428109356114 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
“For a current example of the usefulness of thick description, see Goffman (2009) on punishment and surveillance.”
Narco Robin Hoods: Community support for illicit economies and violence in rural Central America
Blume, L. R. (2021) · World Development · doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105464 · Cited by 72 · see citing works
The Great Risk Shift and Precarity in the U.S. Housing Market
Dwyer, R. E., & Lassus, L. A. P. (2015) · The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science · doi:10.1177/0002716215577612 · Cited by 68 · see citing works
Quintana, S. M., & Mahgoub, L. (2016) · Theory Into Practice · doi:10.1080/00405841.2016.1148985 · Cited by 71 · see citing works
“Some have argued that the disciplinary practices in United States are preparing African American, Latino, and Native American students for prison more directly than for higher education (e.g., Goffman, 2009; see also Skiba, Arredondo, & Williams, 2014).”
Asad, A. L., & Rosen, E. (2018) · Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies · doi:10.1080/1369183x.2018.1532787 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
“One reputation is of being ‘overpoliced’ (Bell 2018), a dynamic salient in black-majority neighbourhoods in which residents report a primarily punitive police presence (Goffman 2009; Sampson and Bartusch 1998; but see Bell 2016).”
Torrats‐Espinosa, G. (2021) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2015577118 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
Neighborhood Violence, Peer Effects, and Academic Achievement in Chicago
Burdick–Will, J. (2018) · Sociology of Education · doi:10.1177/0038040718779063 · Cited by 67 · see citing works
“…suggests that living in a high-crime neighborhood can have a negative impact on interpersonal and institutional trust (Anderson 1999; Bourgois 1995; Goffman 2009; Harding 2010; Sánchez-Jankowski 2008; Venkatesh 2000; Wacquant 2008; see also Kirk and Papachristos 2011; Sampson and Bartusch 1998).”
Discipline and Empower: The State Governance of Migrant Domestic Workers
Parreñas, R. S. (2021) · American Sociological Review · doi:10.1177/00031224211032906 · Cited by 65 · see citing works
Yang, T., Zhao, Y., & Song, Q. (2016) · Social Science Research · doi:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2016.06.011 · Cited by 63 · see citing works
Clampet‐Lundquist, S., Carr, P. J., & Kefalas, M. J. (2015) · Sociological Forum · doi:10.1111/socf.12162 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
School punishment and interpersonal exclusion: Rejection, withdrawal, and separation from friends
Jacobsen, W. C. (2019) · Criminology · doi:10.1111/1745-9125.12227 · Cited by 63 · see citing works
“They may also exclude themselves (institutional withdrawal or “system avoidance”) by minimizing involvement with schools, hospitals, or other record-keeping institutions for fear of apprehension or having their record discovered (Brayne, 2014; Goffman, 2009; Haskins & Jacobsen, 2017; Lageson, 2016).”
Withdrawing and Drawing In: Political Discourse in Policed Communities
Weaver, V. M., Prowse, G., & Piston, S. (2020) · The Journal of Race Ethnicity and Politics · doi:10.1017/rep.2019.50 · Cited by 60 · see citing works
“Sociologists have termed this “system avoidance,” whereby custodial populations engage in a wider evasion of medical, labor market, and educational institutions (Brayne 2014; Goffman 2009; Rios 2011) or emergency rooms when police are present (Lara-Millán 2014).”
The Constitution Free Zone in the United States: Law and Life in a State of Carcelment
Dorsey, M. E., & Díaz‐Barriga, M. (2015) · PoLAR Political and Legal Anthropology Review · doi:10.1111/plar.12107 · Cited by 58 · see citing works
Stark, L., & Levy, K. E. C. (2018) · Media Culture & Society · doi:10.1177/0163443718781985 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
“…the romantic partners and kin of young men with active warrants for their arrest; family members are compelled to provide law enforcement with information about the men’s whereabouts under threat of legal action against themselves, including eviction or loss of child custody (Goffman, 2009: 350).”
Criminal Justice Contact and Inequality
Turney, K., & Wakefield, S. (2019) · RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences · doi:10.7758/rsf.2019.5.1.01 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
“I don't have time for drama”: Managing risk and uncertainty through network avoidance*
Fader, J. J. (2021) · Criminology · doi:10.1111/1745-9125.12271 · Cited by 57 · see citing works
“Importantly, women, including romantic partners and mothers, play a role in this complex as they frequently engage the police and the courts as a measure of control in their relations with men (Bell, 2016; Goffman, 2009; Rios, 2011).”
Low-intensity community supervision for low-risk offenders: a randomized, controlled trial
Barnes, G., Ahlman, L., Gill, C., Sherman, L., Kurtz, E., & Malvestuto, R. (2010) · Journal of Experimental Criminology · doi:10.1007/s11292-010-9094-4 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
“Therecent Pew Center on the States (2009) report on community corrections, for example, has two leading recommendations that can be summarized as (1) using risk-based sorting of offenders, for (2) choosing evidence-based interventions.”
Mass Imprisonment and Trust in the Law
Muller, C. D., & Schrage, D. (2013) · The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science · doi:10.1177/0002716213502928 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
“An African American woman interviewed by Stoutland (2001, 242) in the roxbury section of Boston “was so distrustful of police that she believed the best strategy was to eliminate contact with them.” goffman (2009) describes the strategies young African American men devise to avoid police contact.”
The Offenders’ Perspective on Prevention
Jacques, S., & Reynald, D. M. (2011) · Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency · doi:10.1177/0022427811408433 · Cited by 53 · see citing works
Race, Wealth and Incarceration: Results from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Zaw, K., Hamilton, D., & Darity, W. A. J. (2016) · Race and Social Problems · doi:10.1007/s12552-016-9164-y · Cited by 54 · see citing works
“Furthermore, the criminal ‘‘credential’’ (Pager 2007) associated with incarceration impedes wealth accumulation through stigmatization, poor credit access and lack of access to supportive social institutions (Brayne 2014; Maroto 2014; Wildeman 2014; Goffman 2009).”
González, Y. M. (2017) · Theoretical Criminology · doi:10.1177/1362480617724826 · Cited by 53 · see citing works
Imprisonment and (inequality in) population health
Wildeman, C. (2011) · Social Science Research · doi:10.1016/j.ssresearch.2011.07.006 · Cited by 52 · see citing works
Turney, K. (2014) · Social Forces · doi:10.1093/sf/sou062 · Cited by 53 · see citing works
Incarceration and Household Asset Ownership
Turney, K., & Schneider, D. (2016) · Demography · doi:10.1007/s13524-016-0519-1 · Cited by 53 · see citing works
“…income (Western 2006), accrual of legal debt (Harris et al. 2010), involuntary loss of assets (Campbell et al. 2012), relationship dissolution (Western 2006), residence in financially underserved communities (Massoglia et al. 2013), and avoidance of mainstream financial institutions (Goffman 2009).”
Sykes, B. L., & Maroto, M. L. (2016) · RSF The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences · doi:10.7758/rsf.2016.2.6.07 · Cited by 51 · see citing works
Beck, B., & Goldstein, A. (2017) · Social Forces · doi:10.1093/sf/sox076 · Cited by 52 · see citing works
Carmichael, J. T., & Kent, S. L. (2014) · Social Problems · doi:10.1525/sp.2014.12213 · Cited by 53 · see citing works
- Authors
- Goffman, A.
- Affiliations
- Princeton University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Goffman, Alice
- Venue
- American Sociological Review
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-06
- Volume
- 74
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 339-357
- ISSN
- 0003-1224 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-8271
- OpenAlex
- W2132561508
- Semantic Scholar
- 057797af002677e6bdef6adfb56f87cdcc0c424f
- Cited by
- 434
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
- 2026: 6 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 15 · 2020: 38 · 2019: 38 · 2018: 40 · 2017: 27 · 2016: 28 · 2015: 40 · 2014: 39 · 2013: 31 · 2012: 36
- FWCI
- 66.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Sociological Review (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Keywords
- warrants, mass incarceration, African American neighborhoods, Philadelphia, policing, surveillance, social control, young Black men, curfew violations, court fees, family ties, community ties, punishment
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