SOC216H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Street Justice, Emic And Etic, Collective Punishment
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Chapter 2: flatlands of oakland and the youth control complex. 4 mile hear of the poor and working-class districts of the city. Aka flatlands associated by many with crime, violence, and drugs. Place where oscar grant was shot in the back and killed handcuffed lying on the ground. People claim it was due to unchecked police harassment and brutality. Lovelle mixon killed 4 officers then got gunned down being killed. 2010 oakland declared to have a dire gang problem. Known as 4th largest crime rate in the country. People near east 14 street 33% lived below poverty. After 14 to 19 is all asian cultured. Police patrol on motorcycles: hide behind buildings and look for people who appear suspicious, stopping those in cars taking them away till they get them at the station with valid id which they don"t have. Police in patrol cars stop and search young people looking for drugs, weapons, or evidence of.
