On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City (Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries)
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On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City (Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries)

by Alice Goffman

Sociology Nonfiction
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An ethnographic portrait of fugitive life in a Philadelphia neighborhood shaped by aggressive policing and the constant threat of arrest.

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This book presents an ethnographic study of fugitive life in a disadvantaged urban community.

It explores how policing practices affect daily routines, family ties, and social networks.

The work draws on extended fieldwork and direct observation within the neighborhood.

Broader implications for criminal justice policy and urban inequality are considered.

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