Life in the Gang: Family, Friends, and Violence (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521565660)

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.

Author: Steve Decker,Scott Decker,Barrik Van Winkle
ISBN-10: 0521565669
ISBN-13: 9780521565660
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/28/1996
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.01w x 0.94d