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. Zusammenfassung Presets one man's groundbreaking story of how social forces and personal choices intertwined to deliver an unfortunate fate. Despite all odds, he forged a new path through education, ultimately achieving the seemingly impossible for a formerly incarcerated ex-gangbanger. 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