gang members

L.A. Crip gang member Kody Scott recounts his life from the time he joined at eleven years old to being in solitary confinement at San Quentin.

Colton Simpson offers an inside look at the Crips, the most notorious gang in Los Angeles, describing his induction into the gang, the gang's rules and ethics, the violence and betrayal that sent him to prison, and the lessons he learned from the experience.

Provides resources for how to deal with gangs wherever they're found, including avoiding them, keeping friends out of them, and finding resources to stop the violence.

A brief biography, in graphic novel format, of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, an eleven-year old African American gang member from Chicago who went on the run after shooting a young girl and was later found dead, shot by members of his own gang.

Argues that the United States armed forces, in its struggle to recruit troops, lowered its standards and allowed in neo-Nazis, white supremacists, gang members, criminals, the mentally ill, and others; and that the military training they have received makes them a threat to the American public upon their return from war.

This graphic novel tells the true story of Benjy Melendez, a Bronx legend, son of Puerto-Rican immigrants, who founded, at the end of the 1960s, the notorious Ghetto Brothers gang.

"When a water main bursts in rain-starved Los Angeles, seventeen-year-old adoptee, Maddie, and filmmaker Aiden's worlds collide in a whirlpool of love, loss, and fate..."--Back cover.

Examines the subculture of two street gangs--the Crips and the Bloods.

In this "hidden story" of gangs and gang violence delves deeper into gangs, breaking down some of the stereotypes and showing readers some of the reasons why gangs exist and what is being done to combat some of the violence. All types of gangs are explored, going beyond the basic ideas and into the lesser known elements of gang violence.