Beschreibung:
Drawing on research on the work of twelve social justice organizations, this book examines the impact of community organizations on crime control and prevention, in the social context of neoliberal governance, disadvantage and deep exclusion.
1. Introduction, 2. Background, Context, and Description of the Social Justice Organizations, 3. Source Reduction of Delinquency and Youth Violence, 4. Navigating the Dilemmas of Funding and Reporting, 5. Negotiating Neoliberal Governance and the Political Limits of Community, 6. The Promise and Perils Faced: Grassroots Mobilizing and the Carceral State, Appendix A, Appendix B