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c2002., Greenhaven Press Call No: 364.1060973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Contemporary issues companion
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[2015], Juvenile, Greenhaven Press Call No: 364.1 Gan Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: Current controversies.Summary Note: Presents articles and essays with opposing viewpoints on gang violence in the United States, including what causes gangs to form and whether or not anti-gang legislation is a form of racial profiling.
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-- Gangs & crimec2002., Pre-adolescent, Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 364.1 Wor Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Crime, justice, and punishmentSummary Note: Discusses what gangs are, how they have developed in the United States, their involvement in various criminal acts, and how the criminal justice system has dealt with the problem.
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c2011, ReferencePoint Press Call No: 364.1 066 0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Compact research. Current issuesSummary Note: Examines why gangs are a problem in the United States, discusses what measures are taken to stop gang violence, explains why people join gangs, and explores how gang members can start over.
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2020., Lucent Press Call No: 302.34 COL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Hot topicsSummary Note: "Gangs have both worried and fascinated Americans for many years, but gangs are not a uniquely American problem; they can be found all over the world, from Sweden to Japan. Most of what people learn about gangs through movies and television does not reflect the reality researchers have discovered through firsthand studies of gang life. The detailed main text, informative charts, annotated quotes from experts, and full-color photographs explore this reality and various social factors that allow gangs to arise. With this knowledge, young adults can identify areas where they can make a difference in their own communities"--Provided by the publisher.
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c2001., Thunder's Mouth Press : Distributed by Publisher's Group West Call No: 364.10609747 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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2005., Greenhaven Press Call No: 303.3 DUD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: Presents twenty-five critical essays by experts and policy makers on the subject of gangs and addresses issues such as the seriousness of gang activity in a number of ethnic communities and law enforcement strategies to combat gangs.
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-- Chicagoc2003., Pre-adolescent, Lucent Books ; Thomson/Gale Call No: 977.3 11 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Travel guide (Lucent Books)Summary Note: Describes what a visitor to Chicago in 1929 would find to see and do, including providing references to famous gangster activities and haunts.
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-- Chicagoc2003, Lucent Books ; Thomson/Gale Call No: 977.3 11 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Travel guide toSummary Note: Describes what a visitor to Chicago in 1929 would find to see and do, including providing references to famous gangster activities and haunts.
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2005., Simon & Schuster Call No: MEMOIR Edition: Touchstone ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The author recounts his growing up in poverty in Los Angeles, his encounters with racism in school and on the streets, and his struggle to overcome prejudice, drugs, and violence.
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2005., Simon & Schuster Call No: B Rodriguez Edition: [New] Touchstone ed. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: A memoir that explores the motivations of gang life and cautions against the death and destruction that inevitabley claim its participants.
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2005., Washington Square Press Call No: 813 .54 Edition: 1st Washington Square Press trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Joey Molina's family moves from California to a small town in Oregon where they are one of three Latino families. He has always been against any act of violence, but because he is Chicano, his classmates assume he knows about gangs. Aspiring to be an actor, he pretends to be in a gang to impress them. After being urged to start a gang of his own, Joey begins to question whether or not he is a gang leader or if he is still just acting.
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c2005, Juvenile, HarperTempest Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Jesse pours his heart and soul into his sketchbook to make sense of life in his troubled Harlem neighborhood and the loss of a close friend.
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2006, c2005., Juvenile, AmistadHarperTempest Call No: REALISTIC F MYE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Jesse uses his sketchbook and comic strips to make sense of his home in Harlem and the loss of a close friendship.
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2006., Juvenile, HarperTempest Call No: Realistic FIC Myers Edition: 1st pbk. ed. Genre: Realistic, Realistic Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Jesse pours his heart and soul into his sketchbook to make sense of life in his troubled Harlem neighborhood and the loss of a close friend.
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2017., Pre-adolescent, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Call No: FIC LARIVIERE Edition: First paperback edition. Genre: Mystery fiction Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Claudeline Feng LeBernardin's Grandpa Si was an actual gangster, and now he's gone Claude thinks she will take over the family business. Instead, her dad is in charge, and seems to be running it into the ground. When Claude tries to step in and fix things, she meets the strange character Alma Lingonberry, and is swept up in an adventure in which she learns what it truly means to be bad.
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2010., Raven Books Call No: REALISTIC F KOW Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Rapid readsSummary Note: Rosario Gomez, having given up gang life after his brother was killed, is working hard to be a good father and earn a promotion at his job when a friend from the barrio shows up and tempts him back into his old ways.
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c2010., Raven Books Call No: Realistic Fic Kowalski Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Rapid reads.Summary Note: Rosario Gomez gave up gang life after his brother was killed in a street fight. Now all he wants to do is finish night school, be a good father and work hard enough at his job at the supermarket to get promoted. But when an old friend shows up to ask him why he left the gang, Rosario realizes he was fooling himself if he thought his violent past would just go away. When his pregnant girlfriend is hit in a drive-by shooting, Rosario has to make some hard choices. Revenge means a return to his old ways, something he swore he would never do. But unless he takes action, his enemies will not rest until they've settled the score against him.
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c1990., Juvenile, Little, Brown Call No: [E] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Springboard booksSummary Note: Bertie's all-girl gang becomes involved in a harmless but heartfelt war with an all-boy gang, until Bertie's grandmother steps in with a perfect solution.
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[2019]., Charlesbridge Teen Call No: REALISTIC F CHA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In 1984 Newark, Beatriz Mendez navigates romance, gang culture, and her family's past. After her gang-leader brother is killed, Beatriz gives up her dreams of dancing in order to run the gang. But her eyes are reopened to her dream of a career in dance when the school brainiac asks her to compete in a dance competition with him--but will the gang let her go?"--Provided by the publisher.
