Based on five years of ethnography; archival research; census data analysis; and interviews; Police; Power; and the Production of Racial Boundaries reveals how the LAPD; city prosecutors; and business owners struggled to control who should be considered “dangerous†and how they should be policed in Los Angeles. Sociologist Ana Muñiz shows how these influential groups used policies and everyday procedures to criminalize behaviors commonly associated with blacks and Latinos and to promote an exceedingly aggressive form of policing. Muñiz illuminates the degree to which the definitions of “gangs†and “deviants†are politically constructed labels born of public policy and court decisions; offering an innovative look at the process of criminalization and underscoring the ways in which a politically powerful coalition can define deviant behavior. As she does so; Muñiz also highlights the various grassroots challenges to such policies and the efforts to call attention to their racist effects. Muñiz describes the fight over two very different methods of policing: community policing (in which the police and the community work together) and the “broken windows†or “zero tolerance†approach (which aggressively polices minor infractions—such as loitering—to deter more serious crime). Police; Power; and the Production of Racial Boundaries also explores the history of the area to explain how Cadillac-Corning became viewed by outsiders as a “violent neighborhood†and how the city’s first gang injunction—a restraining order aimed at alleged gang members—solidified this negative image. As a result; Muñiz shows; Cadillac-Corning and other sections became a test site for repressive practices that eventually spread to the rest of the city.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Great Text on which to build!By David Ortiz Jr.I have used this book for a few years through two or three editions. It is one of the very few books that put revolutions in a comparative and historical context. It does not cover every revolution; but all of the major ones are there. It does not cover all of the theories about who revolutions get started; but the main concepts from the major theorists of revolutions are there. In short; it doesn't cover everything in this broad and fluid field of study; but it does what it does very well. My students find it accessible; easy to follow; and informative. It would take several books to do what this one does in one volume. Occasionally; the book is too general and slips into social science jargon; but it is not frequent and unobtrusive to the reading and flow of the text. I lecture on what the book does not cover and offer additional nuance and specificity to what the book does cover. It is a nice partnership. I highly recommend this book to instructors in this field; historians of revolutions; and general readers interested in revolutionary effervescence.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Horribly writtenBy Timothy SalesThe book is very hard to follow... NOT FRIENDLY USABLE....0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent booK!By History ProfessorExcellent basic survey. I have adopted this book for several semesters in a History of Non-Western Civilizations course. No other texts out there that give such a nice pre-modern survey and up to date discussion of current events. Simple yet sophisticated for a class.
