Several informative books on Chicago gangs can be found at:
Archive for January, 2012
Books Recommended by the National Gang Crimes Research Center
Posted: January 27, 2012 in Awareness, Books and Book Reviews, Education, Gangs, Incarceration, Intervention, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement, Neighborhoods, Organizations, Research, School and the Gang Life, Training and Gang Counseling, Violence0
The Gang Book
Posted: January 27, 2012 in Awareness, Books and Book Reviews, Education, Gangs, Incarceration, Informational, Intervention, Law and Justice, Law Enforcement, Neighborhoods, Research, Training and Gang CounselingTags: criminal justice fields, gang involvement, gangs, prisons, violence reduction
Gangs are active on many fronts, each of which has different levels of gang involvement and needs different approaches for successful crime and violence reduction. Gangs are active on the streets, in the prisons, and in schools. They have infiltrated politics and criminal justice fields. This report discusses all of these areas. It’s the latest book on Chicago’s gangs. Loaded with information. Find it at:
https://www.chicagocrimecommission.org/ItemParent.aspx?id=14
All He Does Is Win!
Posted: January 13, 2012 in Arts, Daily Life, Fun, Media, Music, Rap, Sports, Video and TVThis is a little off the beaten track for a gang website but I found this video about Tim Tebow and thought I would add it to the site to show what can happen when somebody truely commits their life to the LORD. Tebow’s football skills have given him the chance to play in front of a lot of people but his commitment to Christ has made him the talk of the nation and given him a platform to proclaim the grace of Christ. This is just a fun video that gives an indication of the heights Tebow has reached around the country. Hope you enjoy it for what it is.
Stryve
Posted: January 12, 2012 in Anger, Awareness, Daily Life, Gangs, Get Involved, Informational, Intervention, Organizations, Programs, Training and Gang Counseling, ViolenceSTRYVE: Striving to reduce youth violence everywhere. Interesting site aimed at reducing youth violence and offering an online training program to do just that. Find the site at:
God’s X Gangsters
Posted: January 12, 2012 in Arts, Awareness, Church in the Hood, Evangelism, Forgiveness, Gangs, Gangs and God, Get Involved, Gsus Nation, Media, Music, Rap, Training and Gang CounselingVery cool group. Ex gang members reaching out to the community and creating leaders to go back into gang neighborhoods using dance, rap, drama and technology. Find their site at:
For this brief and elementary primer on the organization of gangs go to:
http://lincolnnet.net/users/lrttrapp/http/block/gangs101.htm#structure
(Please note that this is not the same Gangs 101 referred to in the previous post).
gangs.org
Posted: January 12, 2012 in Awareness, Books and Book Reviews, Daily Life, Death, Education, Gang History, Gangs, Get Involved, Incarceration, Intervention, Law and Justice, power, Research, Training and Gang Counseling, Violence, WomenThis is a great website for those who want to know more about the gang lifestyle and how to resist it as an individual and as a community. The site is based in the Washington DC/Virginia area but has links that are valuable to those confronted by the gang culture nationwide. For more information go to :
This site will also allow you to get a free download of Henry Pachero’s book Gangs 101: Understanding the Culture of Youth Violence. Here is the link:
Gang Life Chicago 