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| v Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: Who’s Responsible for Kids? 1 Chapter 1 Back in the Day 25 Disciplining Youth and Families in the Flatlands 31 Chapter 2 Trying to Get up the Hill 69 Dangerous Times: 75 Reconstructing Childhood in a Volunteer State Chapter 3 Protecting Children in the Hills 113 Youth in a “Private Estate” in the Oakland Hills 117 Chapter 4 Cruising down the Boulevard 153 Potential Thugs and Gangsters: Youth and 159 the Spatial Politics of Urban Development Chapter 5 What Is “the Power of the Youth”? 191 Conclusion: Hope and Fear 229 Notes 243 Bibliography 265 Index 285 About the Author 296 ...

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