Beschreibung:
Juvenile Offenders and Guns explores how and why twenty-five incarcerated young men of color acquired and used guns, and how guns made them feel. Guns have multiple meanings and serve many purposes for these youth as they attempt to construct a capable masculinity in their worlds, growing up in homes where money is often scarce and fathers absent.
1. Introduction: Making Meaning from Guns2. Consuming Violence, Constructing Masculinity3. Consuming Guns: Pathways to Gun Acquisition4. Producing Violence: "You Gotta Have a 'Don't Care' Attitude"5. Consumed by Violence Negative Outcomes, Uncertain Outlooks6. Conclusion: "A Gun is a Key to Anything You Wanna Do"