The projects [electronic resource] : gang and non-gang families in East Los Angeles / James Diego Vigil ; foreword by Thomas S. Weisner.
2007
HV6439.U7 L785 2007eb
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Title
The projects [electronic resource] : gang and non-gang families in East Los Angeles / James Diego Vigil ; foreword by Thomas S. Weisner.
Author
Vigil, James Diego, 1938-
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780292717305 (cloth : alk. paper)
029271730X (cloth : alk. paper)
9780292717312 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0292717318 (pbk. : alk. paper)
029271730X (cloth : alk. paper)
9780292717312 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0292717318 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007.
Language
English
Description
xvi, 239 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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HV6439.U7 L785 2007eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
364.106/60979494
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-225) and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Rationale and methods
A history of the Cuatro Flats barrio gang
The gang subculture: change and continuity
The Pico Gardens clique
A gang life
Cholas in the world of gangs
Why children either avoid or affiliate with gangs
Families not involved with gangs
A closer look at gang-affiliated families
Gang prevention and intervention strategies over time
Conclusion and recommendations.
Rationale and methods
A history of the Cuatro Flats barrio gang
The gang subculture: change and continuity
The Pico Gardens clique
A gang life
Cholas in the world of gangs
Why children either avoid or affiliate with gangs
Families not involved with gangs
A closer look at gang-affiliated families
Gang prevention and intervention strategies over time
Conclusion and recommendations.