The Kimes Gang
Off-track: I had high hopes for this book but it's at best only a fair retelling of the Kimes brothers' saga with a tremendous amount of irrelvant filler. Many researchers in the last few years have debunked the myth of the "Kimes-Terrill gang" [... more]
$22.95
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About Gang Tattoos
Gang tattoos are used by gang members to show loyalty and membership in a specific gang. They also reflect the gang member's life choices and gang-related accomplishments, like their specialty areas and skills, various accomplishments and even ... [... more]
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The Most Dangerous Gang in America: The NYPD
POWERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: THIS WAS ONE POWERFUL BOOK....IT BROUGHT BACK MEMORIES CAUSE I REMEMBER THESE CASES....IT'S REAL OUT HERE. HE INFORMING YOU THAT THIS IS REAL NOT A JOKE.HE'S NOT TELLING YOU TO JUDGE. JUST TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE BAD COPS OUT THERE. [... more]
$15.00
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Going Gang Busters
On a dark street in East Los Angeles, a Jesuit priest named Gregory Boyle chats with several parishioners, who happen to be members of a gang called The Mob Crew, or TMC. Suddenly, the night erupts in gunshots as a rival gang opens fire. It's not ... [... more]
Reader's Digest |
Gangs
A group of people recognized as a distinct entity and involved in antisocial, rebellious, or illegal activities. A youth gang is a group of young people whose members recognize themselves as a distinct entity and are recognized as such by their ... [... more]
Healthline |
Gangs
Youth gangs are variously defined in the social science and criminal justice literature. They are commonly understood to be a loosely-organized association of socially excluded, alienated, or bigoted individuals acting together within a fluid ... [... more]
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The Purple Gang - Crime
The whole rhythm section was the Purple Gang - Lyric from Elvis Presley's song entitled Jailhouse Rock The Purple Gang ran Detroit from about 1918 to 1935 but didn't really come into strong power until a machine gun massacre at the Milaflores ... [... more]
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About Adolescents Joining Gangs
Gangs are a significant problem for many schools today. Teens are no longer the only area of concern for parents and educators in this area. Pre-teens are increasingly at risk for gang recruitment. Nearly 40 percent of schools today report gang ... [... more]
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PM Test: ProMow Gang Mower
If you have a lot of mowing to do--and by this we mean at least several acres--you know there's no cheap way to do it. It either costs a lot to hire it done or costs a lot to do it yourself--in time and equipment. ProMow gang mowers promise a ... [... more]
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Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang
Outside looking in!: I read "Inside the Crips" when it was released and am ordering another copy because I keep sharing the one I have. Not to be compared with "Monster" in any way, it stands alone. The finale of the book includes the [... more]
$24.95
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The Girls in the Gang: A Report from New York City
a little dated, but still fascinating: This book was reprinted in 1991 and was a bit dated even then, as it contained little new information (the first edition was published in 1984.) Still, in her profiles of three very different women and the gangs [... more]
$23.95
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The Gangs of Los Angeles
Good history of gang violence in LA, horrible editing: With the American Mafia pretty much out of the picture, its having relocated to more white collar Wall Street crime (where there's plenty of company), the spread of gangs in the country's cities and [... more]
$20.95
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