The Almighty Latin King And Queen Nation

Author : David C. Brotherton
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231509065
Total Pages : 419 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation written by David C. Brotherton and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2004-03-03 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 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. What caused the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation of New York City to make this remarkable transformation? And why has it not happened to other gangs elsewhere? David C. Brotherton and Luis Barrios were given unprecedented access to new and never-before-published material by and about the Latin Kings and Queens, including the group's handbook, letters written by members, poems, rap songs, and prayers. In addition, they interviewed more than one hundred gang members, including such leaders as King Tone and King Hector. Featuring numerous photographs by award-winning photojournalist Steve Hart, the book explains the symbolic significance for the gang of hand gestures, attire, rituals, and rites of passage. Based on their inside information, the authors craft a unique portrait of the lives of the gang members and a ground-breaking study of their evolution.

Author : Bill Sanders
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192534971
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dictionary of Gangs written by Bill Sanders and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A worldwide fascination with gangs is evident: they are a major focus of the criminal justice system and the object of much media attention. This new Oxford Reference title of over 250 entries gives a concise overview of key terms used in the study and understanding of gangs - the first dictionary of its kind to focus on gang vernacular. Broad in scope, it covers: colloquialisms used in gang culture to describe certain behaviours common among gang members, such as caught slipping and jumped in; sociological and criminological terms in relation to gangs, such as social disorganization and social learning; as well as general academic concepts which apply to gangs, including Critical Race Theory, acculturation, moral panic, and identity. It also includes entries on gangs both inside and outside of the United States and theories of key gang researchers.

Author : Michael P. Moreno
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Term Paper Resource Guide to Latino History written by Michael P. Moreno and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-09-02 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource guide to 100 key events in Latino history provides students, librarians, and scholars with hundreds of original and compelling term paper ideas and the key print and electronic sources needed for research. Latinos are the largest, fastest growing minority group in the United States, and the ways they have positively impacted our nation are significant and undeniable. This book examines the contributions of Latinos to U.S. history, providing hundreds of possible topics for term papers and research projects along with primary, secondary, web, and multimedia sources of topical information. Subjects such as the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848); the Bracero Program (1942); the United Farm Workers of America Is Formed (1962); and The Great American Boycott ("A Day Without Immigrants") of 2006 are just a few samples of the topics included. Each historical event is described briefly, followed by direction toward specific research and writing topics for the student-historian. At least two alternative term paper suggestions complement these ideas, allowing creative, original approaches to historical inquires.

Author : King Mission
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1435718313
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Globalizacion Oficial de la A.L.K.Q.N. written by King Mission and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-05-31 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The men and women who sincerely make up the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation are far fewer in numbers than the masses may believe. The pages that follow are but a glimpse of our complex existence. Here we will show you a piece of our heart... but we will not sell you our soul.

Author : Louis Kontos
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231507518
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gangs and Society written by Louis Kontos and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2003-05-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compiled by three leading experts in the psychological, sociological, and criminal justice fields, this volume addresses timely questions from an eclectic range of positions. The product of a landmark conference on gangs, Gangs and Society brings together the work of academics, activists, and community leaders to examine the many functions and faces of gangs today. Analyzing the spread of gangs from New York to Texas to the West Coast, the book covers such topics as the spirituality of gangs, the place of women in gang culture, and the effect on gangs of a variety of educational programs and services for at-risk youth. The final chapter examines the "gang-photography phenomenon" by looking at the functions and politics of different approaches to gang photography and features a photographic essay by Donna DeCesare, an award-winning journalist.

Author : Sara Bragg
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137008156
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Youth Cultures in the Age of Global Media written by Sara Bragg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the impact of globalisation and new technologies on youth cultures around the world, from the Birmingham School to the youthscapes of South Korea. In a timely reappraisal of youth cultures in contemporary times, this collection profiles the best of new research in youth studies written by leading scholars in the field.

Author : Reymundo Sanchez
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1569762856
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lady Q written by Reymundo Sanchez and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reymundo Sanchez, a former member of the Latin Kings street gang, recounts the experiences of Sonia Rodriguez, a young girl who became a powerful leader of the Latin Queens, and explores the devastating impact gangs can have on a young girl's life.

Author : Reymundo Sanchez
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1569762325
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Bloody Life written by Reymundo Sanchez and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for an escape from childhood abuse, Reymundo Sanchez turned away from school and baseball to drugs, alcohol, and then sex, and was left to fend for himself before age 14. The Latin Kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in America, became his refuge and his world, but its violence cost him friends, freedom, self-respect, and nearly his life. This is a raw and powerful odyssey through the ranks of the new mafia, where the only people more dangerous than rival gangs are members of your own gang, who in one breath will say they'll die for you and in the next will order your assassination.

Author : David C. Brotherton
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231520328
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Banished to the Homeland written by David C. Brotherton and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1996 U.S. Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act has led to the forcible deportation of tens of thousands of Dominicans from the United States. Following thousands of these individuals over a seven-year period, David C. Brotherton and Luis Barrios use a unique combination of sociological and criminological reasoning to isolate the forces that motivate emigrants to leave their homeland and then commit crimes in the Unites States violating the very terms of their stay. Housed in urban landscapes rife with gangs, drugs, and tenuous working conditions, these individuals, the authors find, repeatedly play out a tragic scenario, influenced by long-standing historical injustices, punitive politics, and increasingly conservative attitudes undermining basic human rights and freedoms. Brotherton and Barrios conclude that a simultaneous process of cultural inclusion and socioeconomic exclusion best explains the trajectory of emigration, settlement, and rejection, and they mark in the behavior of deportees the contradictory effects of dependency and colonialism: the seductive draw of capitalism typified by the American dream versus the material needs of immigrant life; the interests of an elite security state versus the desires of immigrant workers and families to succeed; and the ambitions of the Latino community versus the political realities of those designing crime and immigration laws, which disadvantage poor and vulnerable populations. Filled with riveting life stories and uncommon ethnographic research, this volume relates the modern deportee's journey to broader theoretical studies in transnationalism, assimilation, and social control.

Author : Federal Bureau of Investigation
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614481547
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 2011 National Gang Threat Assessment written by Federal Bureau of Investigation and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gangs continue to commit criminal activity, recruit new members in urban, suburban, and rural regions across the United States, and develop criminal associations that expand their influence over criminal enterprises, particularly street-level drug sales. The most notable trends for 2011 have been the overall increase in gang membership, and the expansion of criminal street gangs' control of street-level drug sales and collaboration with rival gangs and other criminal organizations.