Chapter 7 also talked about how some of the boys who were following the rules adopted an identity of "diamond in the rough". This concept is very sad to me as those boys shouldn't have to go through that. They should be able to get the positive acknowledgment for their good behavior that they deserve and not be associated with the delinquent boys. #so345

In Chapter 7 of Rios's book, I thought the concept of the boys who do follow the rules being in a "catch-22" situation was interesting. It talked about how although certain boys follow the rules, authority figures still criminalize them by their association with delinquent boys. This is a perfect example of guilt by association. #so345

A quote on page 138 of Rios's book says "While the young men were incarcerated, they reported being forced to overemphasize their masculinity." I can imagine why they have to do this while in juvenile detention or prison. However, what are the impacts it has on them once they get out into the community? #so345

In Chapter 6 of Rios's book, it talked about how the boys used their past in the criminal-legal system to develop resources of manhood. It talked about how their encounters with juvenile detention, police officers, etc. helped develop their sense of manhood. I think this a sad concept because boys should be allowed to develop those skills when they are ready and from their experiences outside of the law. However, these boys are being forced to develop manhood which is not fair. #so345

On page 78, it says "Police classified young people as gang members to benefit from the ability to keep track of them and impose harsher restrictions and policing on them." I thought this was crazy because a lot of young kids are not in gangs so labeling them as such is only setting them up for failure and labeling them as deviant which will eventually catch up to them and limit their opportunities in life which is just simply not fair. #so345

In Chapter 4, I found it interesting that Rios talked about how even the adults who genuinely cared for the boys were being "caught up in a system of imposing punitive social control." (75). It just goes to show that these boys were being criminalized by everyone based on different societal beliefs. #so345

I also thought that in Chapter 3, the concept of hyper-criminalization was very interesting. The concept of creating conditions that make young people want to have more restrictive punishments puzzled me at first and is still a little confusing. How would it connect to them wanting more punishment? #so345

In Chapter 3 of Rios's book, it talks specifically about the labeling process and how it can further stigmatization of people in society. I feel like in society once someone has a stigma tied to them, it never goes away. It sometimes grows into different stigmas which makes it very hard for individuals to make any progress in their lives and society as a whole. #so345

I found a quote on page 29 of Rios's book to be very eye-opening. It states "local troubles are often derived from social processes." I think this concept gets overlooked in society. People always look at certain areas of a town or a specific city as having troubles and even being the trouble for the rest of them. However, they never look at the big picture of what is happening across the country or even the world that is casuing that one area to have those troubles. #so345

In Chapter 2 of Rios's book, it talks about how the media portrays protestors negatively which in turn discredits them and what they stand for such as justice and social reform. I think we can see a lot of examples of this in today's society especially when all of the BLM protests were happening a couple of years ago. #so345