Gangs on Trial: Challenging Stereotypes and Demonization in the Courts 1439922306, 9781439922309

John Hagedorn, who has long been an expert witness in gang-related court cases, claims that what transpires in the trial

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Gangs on Trial: Challenging Stereotypes and Demonization in the Courts
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Craig Haney

Table of contents :
Contents
Foreword by Craig Haney
Acknowledgments
A Note on Names
Introduction
Part I. Stereotypes and Frames
1. The Nature of Gang Stereotypes: What Is a “Gang-Related” Crime?
2. “Increasing Status in the Gang”: Fast Thinking and Overcharging in Gang-Related Crimes
3. Is This a Just World? How Stereotypes and Beliefs Change—A Personal Story
4. Frames and Facts: Contesting the Gang Frame
5. Cracks in the Frame: Subtyping and Stereotypes—A Personal Story
6. Crooked Frames: Giving Stereotypes a Boost
Part II. Dehumanization
7. There Is No Such Thing as a Gang Member: Priming, Prototypes, and the Subconscious
8. Course Correction: Police, Racism, and China—A Personal Story
9. “Us” and “Them”: Racism and the Psychological Basis for Mass Incarceration
10. “I Did What You Said I Did. But I’m Not Who You Say I Am.”: Jacqueline Montañez and the Fundamental Attribution Error
Part III. The Struggle for Justice: Reframing Stereotypes and Overcoming Demonization
11. Don’t Start Acting Human on Me Now: Prosecutors, Police, and Jail—A Personal Story
12. I Am Not a Hired Gun: Reframing and the Expert Witness Role
13. Humanizing Justice
Epilogue to the Stories
References
Index

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