Generic Processes in the Production of Relations among Incarcerated Juvenile African American Males and Female Correctional Officers

Abstract

Using data obtained through direct observation of three correctional facilities in South Carolina, the authors build on the concept of thugging and piping to explore ways in which incarceration contributes to African American male youths' misogynist views and violence against black women. The observations suggest the need for a reexamination of rehabilitation and incapacitation approaches to incarceration. The terms African American and blacks are used interchangeably throughout the paper.

Keywords

• thugging
• piping
• African American
• incarcertation
• rehabilitation
• misogynist views