ecm

Studying psychology & sociology at Butler University. Big fan of cats & social justice.

[ecm @ecm_butso]

How can we detach systems of punitive social control from the daily lives and routines of underprivileged youth? #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

"so why allow police officers to stand in for counselors, administrators, parents, or teachers? Police are trained to find and eliminate criminality; they are not trained to teach or to nurture." How do we implement more caring and constructiveness in the lives of youth? #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

How likely/possible is it to put into action some of the alternatives and ways change can be made that Rios proposed? The things that detrimentally affect these boys' lives are so deeply ingrained; how do we realistically begin to address overcoming them? #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

Is the notion of "acting White" a result of internalized racism? Such that minority individuals are socialized and treated as though they are incapable of success, so those who *are* successful are not praised for resisting the stereotype, but ridiculed for "acting White" #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

It's hard to imagine the psychological burden that comes with being stigmatized and bullied by peers for resisting delinquency only to still be treated as criminal by police, teachers, and community members. It's a crushing double-bind that's difficult to maintain. #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

It's ridiculous that JT & others like him have to learn not to question police when they're being searched or questioned even if they feel their rights are being violated in order to avoid further harassment or arrest because of the biases and power dynamics held by police #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

Rob's case is exemplary of how the carceral system fails to do what it's intended to do and leads to further criminality. He basically says 'they think I got better, but they just taught me how to be more violent and I ended up with more enemies.' #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

The fact that "the youth control complex was successful at convincing young men that poverty, racism, and neglect were products of their actions" displaces the responsibility of the institutions in producing these circumstances and allows them to continue perpetuating them #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

Would societal alterations in conceptualizing masculinity alter the perpetuation of crime and violence in response to threatened masculinity? How would this work? #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

It's difficult to understand how internalizing a criminal label and committing more crime is an act of resistance, but it begins to make sense in imagining a world where you're criminalized for existing. It's a way of maintaining control in life, even if it's contradictory #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

It's incredibly disheartening that despite positive intentions and well-intended actions these boys become so discouraged and shamed by racialized institutions that they pursue non-legal forms of work and they're criminalized for it. They're never given a fair chance. #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

The difference in how other youth versus mainstream institutions perceive these young boys' displays of organic capital is a demonstrative example of how impactful the audience is on determining acts of deviance. #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

It is scary that many youth turned to cocaine because it stays in the system for 2 days compared to 30 days for marijuana. They know they're likely to be tested, so they've graduated from a relatively harmless but illegal recreational drug to a considerably dangerous drug. #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

Given psychological knowledge, it is obvious why the punitive attempts of PO's are so ineffective and harmful. Would probation be more effective if young boys were positively reinforced when they did follow contracts instead of scrutinized when they did not? #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

"Their minor transgressions branded them with a mark that would make their one-time criminal act into a permanent criminal identity." This reflects the harm of master statuses; their minimal deviant acts allows the CJ system to create inescapable narratives of criminality. #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

It is BS that police in the area so frequently hypercriminalize largely innocent youth but are of no help when people in the area actually need their support and "protection." What good are you if you can't even "protect and serve?" They only seem able to harm communities. #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

This quote speaks volumes about the self-fulfilling prophecy and never-ending cycle of racialized criminalization, poverty, and pursuing a life of crime. Criminality is forced upon them when they are already struggling, and they don't see any other viable way to live.

[ecm @ecm_butso]

"Tyrell had agency to decide whether he would commit crime or not. But a system of punitive social control established a context for Tyrell in which he felt disconnected from his community, stigmatized, and socially outcast, leading him to see criminality as inevitable" #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

It's saddening that many of the boys felt their teachers were scared of them. Teachers are meant to educate and support, but it's hard to gain anything from them if you're treated as an object of fear instead of a student. #so345

[ecm @ecm_butso]

A former gang member suggested that facets of the youth control complex "are all part of a system of racism that is intentionally attempting to incapacitate young people of color." This may be true, and many of the individuals enacting such policies likely don't realize it #so345