From Los Angeles and New York to Chicago and Miami, street gangs are regarded as one of the most intractable crime problems facing our cities, and a vast array of resources is being deployed to combat them. This book chronicles the astounding self-transformation of one of the mo…
This book chronicles the self-transformation of one of the most feared gangs in the United States into a social movement acting on behalf of the dispossessed, renouncing violence and the underground economy, and requiring school attendance for membership.
Chronicles the evolution of the Latin Kings and Queens, a once-feared gang that transformed into responsible members of society. The reformed gang acts on behalf of the dispossessed, renounces violence and the underground economy, and requires school attendance. Includes inside …
From Los Angeles and New York to Chicago and Miami, street gangs are regarded as one of the most intractable crime problems facing our cities, and a vast array of resources is being deployed to combat them. This book chronicles the astounding self-transformation of one of the mo…
Small arms survey 2011: states of security
Highlights the main trends and concerns in the changing relationship between private security providers and state security forces.
Highlights the main trends and concerns in the changing relationship between private security providers and state security forces. In examining various aspects of the provision of security, the Small Arms Survey 2011 considers the growth of the private security industry and its…
Highlights the main trends and concerns in the changing relationship between private security providers and state security forces.
When he returns to Illinois and the gang culture on the south side of Winnetka after six years in Colorado, high school senior Luis Fuentes, who dreams of becoming an astronaut, falls for the wrong girl, enters a dark world, and learns some disturbing news about his family.
When he returns to Illinois and the gang culture on the south side of Fairfield after six years in Colorado, high school senior Luis Fuentes, who dreams of becoming an astronaut, falls for a girl and enters a dark world after learning some disturbing news about his family.
When he returns to Illinois and the gang culture on the south side of Winnetka after six years in Colorado, high school senior Luis Fuentes, who dreams of becoming an astronaut, falls for the wrong girl, enters a dark world, and learns some disturbing news about his family.