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What people are saying - Write a reviewReview: Islands in the Street: Gangs and American Urban SocietyUser Review - Jessica - GoodreadsI have so many reasons why I disliked this book. 1)It read like someone's college thesis paper that just happened to get published as a sociological book. It was so dry and boring. Literally like ... Read full review Review: Islands in the Street: Gangs and American Urban SocietyUser Review - Amanda - GoodreadsReally great info on gangs and totally readable. I might have even read it in my spare time if such a thing existed or ever will again. :) Read full review Related books
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Common terms and phrasesAfrican-American gang agencies ain't and/or Angeles gang associated attack attempt barrio behavior believe bers Boston cause character structure Chicano gangs codes courts crime deal decided defiant individualism defiant individualist character Delinquency developed drugs dudes Edward Banfield effort establish ethnic example fight Frederic Thrasher gang members gang organizations gang violence gang's name gangs studied going guys honor horizontal/commission illegal influential interaction involved Irish gangs join a gang klikas large number Latino leadership structure low-income Mafia membership ment Michael Farmer munity neighborhood observed organizational parole officer particular gang person police political programs protect Puerto Rican reason recruitment relationship reporter residents rival gang Scarface shit social bandits social clubs social contract Social Darwinist society story strategy street-level bureaucrats street-level politician T-Men talk things Thrasher tion understand usually vertical/hierarchical York gang References to this bookFrom other books
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