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📘 In my father's house by Fox Butterfield

Fox Butterfield argues that mass incarceration obscures a more critical reality: only a small fraction of families are responsible for the majority of crime in the United States. Through an in-depth case study of the Bogle family, he traces a generational pattern of criminality spanning parents, children, grandchildren, and great‑grandchildren. The book presents a detailed sociological analysis of how criminal behavior can be transmitted within a family, disentangling racial stereotypes from the underlying dynamics of crime. Butterfield’s research and narrative style offer a fresh perspective that underscores the need for reform efforts focused on family-based interventions rather than broad punitive measures.

First publish date: 2018

Genre: Crime Fiction/Criminal Underworld

Authors: Fox Butterfield

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