Reading Response: State of Delinquency 1. How does the text circulate? The material analyzed by Chavez-Garcia Miroslava circulates in the form of a book that was originally published on July 2012. The author’s targeted audience consists primarily of both academic and uninformed individuals who are interested in learning about compelling case studies of young black and brown children who were processed by the California juvenile justice system. State of Delinquency, promises to disclose how the California juvenile system was originally crafted by Anglo-Californians as a population control mechanism from a socio-political point of of view. Lastly, parenthetical citations and statistical data tables are used in different sections of the book
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What is it about, empirically? (What is being studied as the object?) State of Delinquency, is formulated as a persuasive analysis that attempts to break down the radical efforts made by white privileged individuals to control the Latino and Native American populations in the state of California. For instance, Garcia thoroughly examines numerous cases made by the California juvenile justice system on young black and brown children and how their individual stories severely impact our international reputation as a nation who advocates for human rights. In addition, the author carefully researches different time periods beginning from the 1770’s to the late 1870’s, in order to accurately convey the historical accounts that lead to the conception of the California juvenile justice system. The scale of the book is mainly focused on the state of California, but it can also be applied to the entire nation. Lastly, I was able to identify two additional sources of comparison that have directly contributed to expanding the subject of discriminatory legal institution. One of those source being Robert Mannel and his book The Child Savers, along with Edwin Lemert and his book titled Social Action and Legal …show more content…
Write a paragraph discussing a passage that inspired you, made you think, or frustrated you,and how it did so. The paragraph should be between 160-300 words, and you should cite the page number of the passage. One of the more interesting passages in the book is located on page 31 paragraph 2, and it revolves around the subject of racial selectivity. For instance, prominent prisons such as San Quentin were used by the State of California as reformation institutions for Native children and other ethnic minorities, whereas, Anglo-children were consistently given special accommodations to avoid being sent to prisons. Moreover, I found the author’s effective analysis on the cultural portrayal and the racial prejudices placed on the Native American population during the 19th century in California. In fact, the closing paragraph adequately summarizes the underlying racial ideologies that ultimately led to the loss of citizenship by many Native American youths and the extreme violence they were subjected to from Americans with European
What is it about, empirically? (What is being studied as the object?) State of Delinquency, is formulated as a persuasive analysis that attempts to break down the radical efforts made by white privileged individuals to control the Latino and Native American populations in the state of California. For instance, Garcia thoroughly examines numerous cases made by the California juvenile justice system on young black and brown children and how their individual stories severely impact our international reputation as a nation who advocates for human rights. In addition, the author carefully researches different time periods beginning from the 1770’s to the late 1870’s, in order to accurately convey the historical accounts that lead to the conception of the California juvenile justice system. The scale of the book is mainly focused on the state of California, but it can also be applied to the entire nation. Lastly, I was able to identify two additional sources of comparison that have directly contributed to expanding the subject of discriminatory legal institution. One of those source being Robert Mannel and his book The Child Savers, along with Edwin Lemert and his book titled Social Action and Legal …show more content…
Write a paragraph discussing a passage that inspired you, made you think, or frustrated you,and how it did so. The paragraph should be between 160-300 words, and you should cite the page number of the passage. One of the more interesting passages in the book is located on page 31 paragraph 2, and it revolves around the subject of racial selectivity. For instance, prominent prisons such as San Quentin were used by the State of California as reformation institutions for Native children and other ethnic minorities, whereas, Anglo-children were consistently given special accommodations to avoid being sent to prisons. Moreover, I found the author’s effective analysis on the cultural portrayal and the racial prejudices placed on the Native American population during the 19th century in California. In fact, the closing paragraph adequately summarizes the underlying racial ideologies that ultimately led to the loss of citizenship by many Native American youths and the extreme violence they were subjected to from Americans with European