Stickup Kids Race, Drugs, Violence, and the American Dream

Name: Stickup Kids Race, Drugs, Violence, and the American Dream
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ISBN: 9780520273382

ISBN-10: 0520273389

ISBN-13: 9780520273382

Edition: 2012

Authors: Randol Contreras

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Randol Contreras came of age in the South Bronx during the 1980s, a time when the community was devastated by cuts in social services, a rise in arson and abandonment, and the rise of crack-cocaine. For this riveting book, he returns to the South Bronx with a sociological eye and provides an unprecedented insider's look at the workings of a group of Dominican drug robbers. Known on the streets as "Stickup Kids," these men raided and brutally tortured drug dealers storing large amounts of heroin, cocaine, marijuana, and cash.As a participant observer, Randol Contreras offers both a personal and theoretical account for the rise of the Stickup Kids and their violence. He mainly focuses on the…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 12/10/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 296
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Randol Contrerasis Assistant Professor of Sociology at California State University, Fullerton.



Acknowledgments


Preface


Introduction



Becoming Stickup Kids



The Rise of the South Bronx and Crack



Crack Days: Getting Paid



Rikers Island: Normalizing Violence



The New York Boys: Tail Enders of the Crack Era



Crack is Dead


Illustrations follow page



Doing the Stickup



The Girl



Getting the Shit



Drug Robbery Torture



Splitting the Profits



Living the Dream: Life after a Drug Robbery



Todo Tiene Su Final



Fallen Stars


Conclusion


Notes


Index