Gangs / Ben Sonder

By: Sonder, Ben, 1954- [author]
Series: Life issuesPublisher: New York : Benchmark Books, c1996Description: 96 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0761400214Subject(s): Gangs -- United States -- Juvenile literature | Juvenile delinquency -- United States -- Juvenile literature | GangsDDC classification: 364.36
Contents:
How you can get out -- Avoiding gangs -- The freedom to choose. From group to gang. What is a gang? -- Looking at today's youth gangs -- Story of a gang. A brush with death -- What went wrong with Diamond Heights Gang? -- The lure of the race gang. Angry, white, proud -- Race gangs gone haywire -- Avoiding the race gang trap -- Colors, codes, and vendettas. A life for a "look" -- Codes of behavior -- The mystique of sports -- Vendettas -- The high price of machismo -- Staying "real" -- Gangs are big business. Executives of crime -- Crack takes over -- A pawn of the drug trade -- Dealer, addict -- Unpredictable consequences of gang involvement -- Saying no to gang business -- Getting out and staying out. The birth of the Bloods -- A hollow success -- A change of heart -- Ending the madness -- The police taking action -- Getting out.
Summary: Discusses youth gangs, including information about their appeal to young people, the problems of gang-related violence and drugs, and how to get out and stay out of gangs.
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Includes bibliographical references and index

How you can get out --
Avoiding gangs --
The freedom to choose. From group to gang. What is a gang? --
Looking at today's youth gangs --
Story of a gang. A brush with death --
What went wrong with Diamond Heights Gang? --
The lure of the race gang. Angry, white, proud --
Race gangs gone haywire --
Avoiding the race gang trap --
Colors, codes, and vendettas. A life for a "look" --
Codes of behavior --
The mystique of sports --
Vendettas --
The high price of machismo --
Staying "real" --
Gangs are big business. Executives of crime --
Crack takes over --
A pawn of the drug trade --
Dealer, addict --
Unpredictable consequences of gang involvement --
Saying no to gang business --
Getting out and staying out. The birth of the Bloods --
A hollow success --
A change of heart --
Ending the madness --
The police taking action --
Getting out.

Discusses youth gangs, including information about their appeal to young people, the problems of gang-related violence and drugs, and how to get out and stay out of gangs.

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