Out of the Red - My Life of Gangs, Prison, and Redemption

Informationen zum Autor CHRSTIAN L. BOLDEN is an associate professor of criminology and justice at Loyola University in New Orleans. From 2012-2013, he was the "Futurist in Residence" Research Fellow for the FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit. His research focuses on gang social networks, gang organizational processes, and human trafficking. Klappentext A pathbreaking story of how social forces and personal choices thrust a boy into gangs, prison, and the long path of redemption as a felon in an unforgiving society. Brilliantly told through a sociological lens, Bolden’s story is vulnerable, honest, and leaves readers enlightened and moved to action. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Images                                        List of Tables                                                              List of Figures                                                               Prologue                                                                       Introduction                                                                   Part I - Gangs                                                       Poverty                                                                Adultism                                                               Neighborhoods                                                  Bangin' in San Antone                                      Escalation                                                        Purgatory                                                          Part II - Prison                             Texas Hold 'em                                                      Fellowship                                                                  Between the Lines                                                 Transitions                                                             Wally World                                                Starting from the Bottom                                Letters                                                                                        Part III - Redemption                                     Outcast                                                                              Freedom                                                                            Pinnacles                                                                          Acknowledgements    Appendix - San Antonio Gang Member Interviews Index...

Product details

• Authors: Christian L Bolden, Christian L. Bolden
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781978804531
• ISBN: 978-1-978804-53-1
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Critical Issues in Crime and Society; Critical Issues in Crime and S
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research