Hoover Crips: When Cripin' Becomes a Way of Life - Couverture souple

Cureton, Steven R.

 
9780761838883: Hoover Crips: When Cripin' Becomes a Way of Life
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0761838880 ISBN 13 : 9780761838883
Editeur : University Press of America, 2008

Synopsis

Hoover Crips is the product of field interviews with Crip gang members in South Central Los Angeles, California. Older gang members offer a dramatic portrayal of their life experiences within a social world beset by gangster politics. The book reveals the Hoover street gang is a community institution that significantly impacts the lifestyle choices of Black male residents. The main feature of the book is its insider's view of gangs. Unique information gathered by Professor Steven R. Cureton includes: _

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À propos de l?auteur

Steven R. Cureton is associate professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Professor Cureton has published in the Journal of Gang Research, the Journal of Criminal Justice, the Journal of Black Studies, and African-American Research Perspectives. His work also appears in Ron Huff's Gangs in America III and Markowitz and Brown's The System in Black and White: Exploring the Connections between Race, Crime, and Justice.

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Éditeur
University Press of America
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0761838880
ISBN 13 
9780761838883
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
88
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Personne responsable
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