The Sliding Scale of Snitching: A Qualitative Examination of Snitching in Three Philadelphia Communities

We conducted an in-depth interview study with 77 young men in three moderate to high-crime neighborhoods in Philadelphia to hear their stories about community violence and relations with police. In this article, we have analyzed how Latino, African-American, and white young men experience policing a...

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Published in:Sociological forum (Randolph, N.J.) N.J.), 2015-06, Vol.30 (2), p.265-285
Main Authors: Clampet-Lundquist, Susan, Carr, Patrick J., Kefalas, Maria J.
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Community
Cooperation
Crime
Cynicism
Decision
Hispanic Americans
Investigations (Law Enforcement)
Males
Neighborhoods
neighborhoods crime
Neighbourhoods
Police
policing
social control
U.S.A
Violence
violence, youth
Whites
youth
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Neighborhoods
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Neighbourhoods
Police
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Whites
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