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The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation - by David C Brotherton & Luis Barrios (Paperback)

The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation - by  David C Brotherton & Luis Barrios (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>How a notorious street gang became a social organization providing leadership to New York City's Latino/a youths.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>How a notorious street gang became a social organization providing leadership to New York City's Latino/a youths.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[This] well-researched book seems to focus intentionally on the social and structural aspects of the gang, because understanding those is key to understanding gang membership and steering youth out of it.--Youth Today<br><br>In <i>The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation: Street Politics and the Transformation of a New York City Gang, </i> Mr. Brotherton and Mr. Barrios provide a detailed analysis of the rise and fall of the gang's reform process, which had fallen into severe difficulties by 2001.--Chronicle of Higher Education<br><br>Recommended. Undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and policy makers--A. A. Sisneros "Choice "<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>David C. Brotherton, a sociologist, is an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. Luis Barrios, a psychologist, is an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Together they edited (along with Louis Kontos) <i>Gangs and Society: Alternative Perspectives</i>. Luis Barrios is assistant professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice where he teaches courses on Latino psychology and ethnic studies. He has written several articles on gangs and he is the co-editor (with Louis Kontos and David Brotherton) of <i>Gangs and Society: Alternative Perspectives</i>, which will be published by Columbia University Press in Spring 2003.

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