Diane Marano

Juvenile Offenders and Guns: Voices Behind Gun Violence Diane Marano 1st ed. 2015 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Biographical Note: Diane Marano served as an assistant prosecutor in Camden, New Jersey, for twenty-five years, supervising the juvenile unit for over two decades. She earned her PhD in Childhood Studies from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in Camden, USA, and has taught Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Law, and Urban Education there. Table of Contents:1. Introduction: Making Meaning from Guns 2. Consuming Violence, Constructing Masculinity 3. Consuming Guns: Pathways to Gun Acquisition 4. Producing Violence: "You Gotta Have a 'Don't Care' Attitude" 5. Consumed by Violence Negative Outcomes, Uncertain Outlooks6. Conclusion: "A Gun is a Key to Anything You Wanna Do"