Author: Alvin Delgado
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 143031334X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
His mother is dying. His father has lost all faith. His brother was killed by the same gang that is now trying to recruit him. Julio Torres is walking between Heaven and Hell.The novel was inspired by true events, and it was written after the author helped one of his students get out of a gang.Visit A. A. Delgado at www.myspace.com/ask_mr_d
Spirit of the Gang
Author: Alvin Delgado
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 143031334X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
His mother is dying. His father has lost all faith. His brother was killed by the same gang that is now trying to recruit him. Julio Torres is walking between Heaven and Hell.The novel was inspired by true events, and it was written after the author helped one of his students get out of a gang.Visit A. A. Delgado at www.myspace.com/ask_mr_d
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 143031334X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
His mother is dying. His father has lost all faith. His brother was killed by the same gang that is now trying to recruit him. Julio Torres is walking between Heaven and Hell.The novel was inspired by true events, and it was written after the author helped one of his students get out of a gang.Visit A. A. Delgado at www.myspace.com/ask_mr_d
Gangs and Spirituality
Author: Ross Deuchar
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331978899X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
This book examines the role of religion and spirituality in desistance from crime and disengagement from gangs. Drawing upon in-depth interviews with male gang members and offenders as well as insights gathered from pastors, chaplains, coaches and personal mentors, the testimonials span three continents, focusing on the USA, Scotland, Denmark and Hong Kong. This volume offers unique empirical findings about the role that religion and spirituality can play in enabling some male gang members and offenders to transition into a new social sphere characterised by the presence of substitute forms of brotherhood and trust, and alternative forms of masculine status. The author presents critical insights into the potential relationship between religious and spiritual participation and the emergence of coping strategies to deal with the ‘stigmata’ that gang masculinity leaves behind. With its wide-ranging and multi-perspective approach, this book will be essential reading for students and scholars of gang culture, masculinity and spirituality, as well as policy makers and practitioners.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 331978899X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
This book examines the role of religion and spirituality in desistance from crime and disengagement from gangs. Drawing upon in-depth interviews with male gang members and offenders as well as insights gathered from pastors, chaplains, coaches and personal mentors, the testimonials span three continents, focusing on the USA, Scotland, Denmark and Hong Kong. This volume offers unique empirical findings about the role that religion and spirituality can play in enabling some male gang members and offenders to transition into a new social sphere characterised by the presence of substitute forms of brotherhood and trust, and alternative forms of masculine status. The author presents critical insights into the potential relationship between religious and spiritual participation and the emergence of coping strategies to deal with the ‘stigmata’ that gang masculinity leaves behind. With its wide-ranging and multi-perspective approach, this book will be essential reading for students and scholars of gang culture, masculinity and spirituality, as well as policy makers and practitioners.
Gang Cop
Author: Malcolm W. Klein
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 9780759105478
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Klein, well-known criminologist and police consultant, tells the story of a gang cop who is deeply engaged in battling his street gang opponents. The author reveals the dangers of police elite units when a 'tough cop' begins to rationalize the use of police violence and corruption. Klein assesses the training and skills of the gang cop, and current gaps in our knowledge of street gangs. This book is for law enforcement personnel, lawyers, criminologists, and community and governmental agencies concerned with the proliferation of gangs in America's towns.
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 9780759105478
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Klein, well-known criminologist and police consultant, tells the story of a gang cop who is deeply engaged in battling his street gang opponents. The author reveals the dangers of police elite units when a 'tough cop' begins to rationalize the use of police violence and corruption. Klein assesses the training and skills of the gang cop, and current gaps in our knowledge of street gangs. This book is for law enforcement personnel, lawyers, criminologists, and community and governmental agencies concerned with the proliferation of gangs in America's towns.
Criminal Spirits
Author: Eva Chase
Publisher: Gang of Ghouls
ISBN: 9781990338410
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Not the only psychos in town... Falling for the ghosts of murdered gangsters who were your imaginary friends once upon a time? I'll admit it's a little unusual. But they're back and totally real, and it's hard to argue with their admittedly obsessive level of devotion. Unfortunately, their violent dedication isn't enough to bring down the powerful man who hurt my little sister. I have to take matters into my own hands. I just wish I had a better grip on this marshy magic I've discovered in myself. If that wasn't enough to deal with, the guys are stirring up trouble both in their search for their long-ago murderers and the pasts of the hosts they've taken over. Trouble that's arrived with guns blazing. And I've still got that gaping blank in my memory. My past holds more secrets than I know. They just might shatter every hope I have of a happily ever after. *Criminal Spirits is the second book in a darkly humorous new paranormal romance series by bestselling author Eva Chase. If you love sarcastic heroines with unexpected powers, obsessive supernatural men who'll do anything to defend their woman, and plenty of mystery and mayhem, dive right in!*
Publisher: Gang of Ghouls
ISBN: 9781990338410
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Not the only psychos in town... Falling for the ghosts of murdered gangsters who were your imaginary friends once upon a time? I'll admit it's a little unusual. But they're back and totally real, and it's hard to argue with their admittedly obsessive level of devotion. Unfortunately, their violent dedication isn't enough to bring down the powerful man who hurt my little sister. I have to take matters into my own hands. I just wish I had a better grip on this marshy magic I've discovered in myself. If that wasn't enough to deal with, the guys are stirring up trouble both in their search for their long-ago murderers and the pasts of the hosts they've taken over. Trouble that's arrived with guns blazing. And I've still got that gaping blank in my memory. My past holds more secrets than I know. They just might shatter every hope I have of a happily ever after. *Criminal Spirits is the second book in a darkly humorous new paranormal romance series by bestselling author Eva Chase. If you love sarcastic heroines with unexpected powers, obsessive supernatural men who'll do anything to defend their woman, and plenty of mystery and mayhem, dive right in!*
Tattoos on the Heart
Author: Greg Boyle
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439153159
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Father Boyle started Homeboy Industries nearly 20 years ago, which has served members of more than half of the gangs in Los Angeles. This collection presents parables about kinship and the sacredness of life drawn from Boyle's years of working with gangs.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439153159
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Father Boyle started Homeboy Industries nearly 20 years ago, which has served members of more than half of the gangs in Los Angeles. This collection presents parables about kinship and the sacredness of life drawn from Boyle's years of working with gangs.
Journal of Education
Journal of Education
Author: Thomas Williams Bicknell
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1440
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1440
Book Description
New England Journal of Education
The Gang Age
Author: Paul Hanly Furfey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Boys
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Homies and Hermanos
Author: Robert Brenneman
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0199753849
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Using the tools of sociological theory, Robert Brenneman seeks to discover why a pot-smoking, gun-wielding "homie" gang member would want to trade in la vida loca for a Bible and the buttoned-down lifestyle of an evangelical hermano (brother in Christ) - and to what extent this strategy works for the many youth who have tried it.
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0199753849
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Using the tools of sociological theory, Robert Brenneman seeks to discover why a pot-smoking, gun-wielding "homie" gang member would want to trade in la vida loca for a Bible and the buttoned-down lifestyle of an evangelical hermano (brother in Christ) - and to what extent this strategy works for the many youth who have tried it.