@article{ref1,
title=""Snitches End Up in Ditches" and Other Cautionary Tales",
journal="Journal of contemporary criminal justice",
year="2010",
author="Morris, E. W.",
volume="26",
number="3",
pages="254-272",
abstract="This article examines the &quot;stop snitching&quot; phenomenon in relation to teenagers and schooling. It shows evidence of a code against sharing information with formal authorities among students at two low-income schools: a predominately Black, urban school and a predominately White, rural school. Using Bourdieu’s concept of habitus, the analysis demonstrates how antisnitching is woven into the social fabric of these communities, prompting student ambivalence toward school-sanctioned methods of conflict resolution. The findings highlight the broad reach of the antisnitching phenomenon, situating this mentality as the result of community-based distrust of formal authority. The article assesses implications of antisnitching for school discipline and climate.<p />",
language="",
issn="1043-9862",
doi="10.1177/1043986210368640",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043986210368640"
}