Speaking of Crime - 9780803286085

Speaking of CrimeNarratives of Prisoners\nAuthor(s): Patricia E. O'Connor\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Nebraska Press, United States\nImprint: University of Nebraska Press\nISBN-13: 9780803286085, 978-0803286085\nSynopsis\nSpeaking of Crime explores how inmates speak of their lives and in particular how they speak of crime. What is the power of speech for prisoners? What do their uses of pronouns and choices of verbs reveal about them, their experiences of violence, their relationships with other prisoners, and their likelihood for change? In this fascinating book, Patricia E. O'Connor probes beneath the surface of prison speech by examining over one hundred taped accounts of narratives of violence made by African-American inmates of a [url] maximum security prison. The inmates' manner of speaking about their lives and acts of violencenot just what they talk about but how they talk about itsupplies important clues to their senses of identity and feelings of agency. Th.