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[ v ] Contents Preface vii Acknowledgments xvii Part I Hypercriminalization 1 Dreams Deferred: The Patterns of Punishment in Oakland 3 2 The Flatlands of Oakland and the Youth Control Complex 24 3 The Labeling Hype: Coming of Age in the Era of Mass Incarceration 43 4 The Coupling of Criminal Justice and Community Institutions 74 Part II Consequences 5 “Dummy Smart”: Misrecognition, Acting Out, and “Going Dumb” 97 6 Proving Manhood: Masculinity as a Rehabilitative Tool 124 7 Guilty by Association: Acting White or Acting Lawful? 142 Conclusion: Toward a Youth Support Complex 157 Contents [ vi ] Appendix: Beyond Jungle-Book Tropes 169 Notes 175 References 193 Index 205 About the Author 218 ...

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