On the Run
Fugitive Life in an American City
- Contents
- Review Quotes

Preface
2 Techniques for Evading the Authorities
3 When the Police Knock Your Door In
4 Turning Legal Troubles into Personal Resources
5 The Social Life of Criminalized Young People
6 The Market in Protections and Privileges
7 Clean People
Conclusion: A Fugitive Community
Epilogue: Leaving 6th Street
Acknowledgments
Appendix: A Methodological Note
Notes
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Sociology: Criminology, Delinquency, Social Control | Race, Ethnic, and Minority Relations | Urban and Rural Sociology
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