Treat a Cop Like They Are God: Exploring the Relevance and Utility of Funds of Gang Knowledge Among Latino Male Students. (October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Huerta, Adrian H.; Rios-Aguilar, Cecilia
• Is Part Of: Urban education. Volume 56:Number 8(2021)
• Page Start: 1239
• Page End: 1268
• Publication Date: 2021-10
• Subjects: Latino males -- continuation schools -- funds of knowledge -- humanizing research -- gangs -- urban education; Education, Urban -- Periodicals; Enseignement en milieu urbain -- Périodiques; Éducation; Milieu urbain; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 370.91732
• DOI: 10.1177/0042085918794766
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0042-0859

Abstract

Latinos represent 20% of the more than 1 million gang-associated youth in the United States. This study explores how gang associated Latino males use their funds of gang knowledge to navigate their urban schools and communities. The findings highlight how Latino males build relationships and exchange information with each other, endure and persevere during juvenile incarceration, how youth interact with law enforcement, and how youth advance their status in gangs. Educators must learn how to anticipate and support gang-associated Latino males to understand their social worlds they bring into schools.