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Life in the Gang: Family, Friends, and Violence (Cambridge Studies in Criminology)
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Product Description
This study is based on three years of field work with ninety-nine active gang members and twenty-four family members. The book describes the attractiveness of gangs, the process of joining, their chaotic and loose organization, and their members' predominant activities--mostly hanging out, drinking, and using drugs--and their rather slapdash involvement in major property crime and drug traffic. Extensive interviews with family members provide groundbreaking insights into the gang members' lives, and the story is told largely in the gang members' own words.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #712176 in Books
- Published on: 1996-08-28
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 320 pages
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"...the authors make effective use of direct quotes from subjects as well as limited bar charts to present distributions of characteristics of the youth and their beliefs" Choice
