Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-376) and index.
Contents
Part 1: Toward a theory of the gang as a social movement -- Part 2: The making of the ALKQN: subcultural traditions -- Part 3: The form and content of a street organization.
Note
Print version record.
Summary
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.