gangs

Discusses the problem of gangs in the U.S. using statistics and anecdotes to explain the organizational structure, demographic make-up, and activities of gangs.

Two ruthless gangs of warlords fight over the bombed-out remains of the city of London, until a truce is suggested by the patriarch of the Volson clan, who offers his fourteen-year-old daughter's hand to his blood rival.

A study of street gangs postwar New York, analyzing the increase in gang violence after WWII; presenting case studies of two neighborhoods; discussing the centrality of masculinity in understanding gangs; and examining the elements of gang culture, the process of leaving a gang, the impact of intervention programs, the decline of gangs in the mid-1960s, and the reasons for their reemergence a decade later.

The death of her best friend Ana in a drive-by shooting causes fifteen-year-old Kata to question her position in the Los Angeles gang life.

Story of two street gangs--the Friends and the Crews--in Oakland California.

Bambi, Buffie, and Brick, three totally cool siblings from Los Angeles, move with their parents to Hickory Fork, a small town terrorized by a high school gang.

Provides an account of the life and activities of late Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran, based on taped interviews with Sheeran, one of only two non-Italians to appear on the FBI's La Cosa Nostra list, discussing his childhood, World War II service, and work as a hustler, hitman, and head of the Teamsters local in Wilmington, Delaware.

After Midnight's father's empire is attacked, he is sent with his mother to live in the United States, but on the streets of Brooklyn, Midnight remains true to his beliefs while attempting to reclaim his former wealth and protect his family, while attracting the lustful attention of a number of women.

Describes Father Greg Boyle's work with the gang members of East Los Angeles, discussing how the priest has helped young men and women start their lives over, and exploring why some former gang members are able to make a new life for themselves while others are not.