The Rage of Innocence

Kristin Henning

Introduction: Molotov Cocktail or Science Experiment? vii
 
1. American Adolescence in Black and White 3
2. Toy Guns, Cell Phones, and Parties: Criminalizing Black Adolescent Play 25
3. Hoodies, Headwraps, and Hip-Hop: Criminalizing Black Adolescent Culture 48
4. Raising “Brutes” and “Jezebels”: Criminalizing Black Adolescent Sexuality 81
5. Policing Identity: The Politics of Adolescence and Black Identity Development 106
6. Cops in School 122
7. Contempt of Cop 147
8. Policing by Proxy 173
9. Policing as Trauma 204
10. The Dehumanization of Black Youth: When the Children Aren’t Children Anymore 236
11. Things Fall Apart: Black Families in an Era of Mass Incarceration 266
12. #BlackBoyJoy and #BlackGirlMagic: Adolescent Resilience and Systems Reform 298

Acknowledgments 345
Notes 349
Index 465