Real gangstas
Subtitle: legitimacy, reputation, and violence in the intergang environment
By: Timothy R. Lauger
Series: Critical issues in crime and society
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780813553733; 9780813553740; 9780813553757
Subjects: Gang members; Youth and violence; Gangs
Description: Based on 18 months of qualitative research on the streets of Indianapolis, Indiana. The author interviewed and observed a mix of 55 gang members, former gang members, and non-gang street offenders, spending much time with the "Down for Whatever Boyz" gang.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Gangs and their environments; title: Joining a gang; title: The dilution narrative; title: The paradox of legitimacy; title: Known in Naptown; title: Teenage gossip and the presentation of self; title: The violent encounter; title: Hope, intervention, and tragedy.