Where Are All the Young Men and Women of Color? : Capacity Enhancement Practice in the Criminal Justice System

When it comes to social work practice in community outreach programs, in juvenile detention centres, in prisons, in parole and probation programs, and in the inner cities, Melvin Delgado asks the question: Where are all the young men and women of color? Although many urban residents, especially persons of color, are or have been involved in the juvenile and/or criminal justice system, the topic of criminal offenders and ex-offenders has been much neglected by the human services literature. This book stands as the only work to discuss correctional supervision and the needs of individuals in a nonprescriptive manner, marking a shift toward a capacity enhancement, or strengths perspective, approach -- specifically what are the strengths of individuals and how can they capitalize on them? Delgado includes a section of reflections from the field that applies capacity enhancement principles and methods to case studies. Crime Rates And The Nation -- Social Work And The Criminal Justice System -- Why An Urban Focus? -- A Capacity Enhancement Perspective -- Incarceration Profiles And Trends -- Oppression And Communities Of Color -- Profiles And Trends Among The Correctionally Supervised -- Incarceration Rates And Trends -- Prison Construction And Overcrowding -- Lifetime Chances Of Incarceration -- Death Row -- Economic Costs Of Incarceration -- Substance Abuse And Incarceration -- The Impact Of Substance Abuse On One American City -- The Nation's War On Drugs And Crime -- Punishment Versus Rehabilitation And Treatment -- Source Control And Interdiction -- Substance Abuse-related Offenses -- National Legislation -- Mandatory Minimum Sentencing -- Forfeitures Of Property -- Juveniles Waived To Adult Correctional System -- Alcohol-related Crime -- Drugs, Crime, And Incarceration Of People Of Color -- Lack Of Availability Of Substance Abuse Treatment -- Grassroots Responses To Drug-related Incarceration -- The Impact Of Correctional Supervision: A Multifaceted Perspective -- Consequences Of Correctional Supervision -- Prison -- Probation And Parole -- Impact Of Incarceration On The Child Welfare System -- Familial Roles And Responsibilities: Substance Abuse, Child Maltreatment, And Correctional Supervision -- Consequences For The Community -- Over- And Underpolicing -- Informal Community Settings -- Impact On The Nation -- The Unique Circumstances Involving Death Row -- Capacity Enhancement Concepts And Practice. Melvin Delgado. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 255-278) And Indexes. More than just a box office flop that resurrected itself in the midnight movie circuit, Blade Runner (1982) achieved extraordinary cult status through video, laserdisc, and a five-disc DVD collector's set. Blade Runner has become a network of variant texts and fan speculations—a franchise created around just one film. Some have dubbed the movie "classroom cult" for its participation in academic debates, while others have termed it "meta-cult," in line with the work of Umberto Eco. The film has also been called "design cult," thanks to Ridley Scott's brilliant creation of a Los Angeles in 2019, the graphics and props of which have been recreated by devoted fans. Blade Runner tests the limits of this authenticity and artificiality, challenging the reader to differentiate between classic and flop, margin and mainstream, true cult and its replicants. More than just a box office flop that resurrected itself in the midnight movie circuit, Blade Runner (1982) achieved extraordinary cult status through video, laserdisc, and a five-disc DVD collector's set. Blade Runner has become a network of variant texts and fan speculations; a franchise created around just one film. Some have dubbed the movie ""classroom cult"" for its participation in academic debates, while others have termed it ""meta-cult, "" in line with the work of Umberto Eco. The film has also been called ""design cult, "" thanks to Ridley Scott's brilliant creation