Gangs /
Ben Sonder
- 96 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Life issues .
- Life issues. .
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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Gangs --Juvenile literature--United States Juvenile delinquency--Juvenile literature--United States Gangs