Projects Gang and Non-Gang Families in East Los Angeles

Name: Projects Gang and Non-Gang Families in East Los Angeles
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ISBN: 9780292717312

ISBN-10: 0292717318

ISBN-13: 9780292717312

Edition: 2007

Authors: James Diego Vigil, Thomas S. Weisner

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The Pico Gardens housing development in East Los Angeles has a high percentage of resident families with a history of persistent poverty, gang involvement, and crime. In some families, members of three generations have belonged to gangs. Many other Pico Gardens families, however, have managed to avoid the cycle of gang involvement. In this work, Vigil adds to the tradition of poverty research and elaborates on the association of family dynamics and gang membership. The main objective of his research was to discover what factors make some families more vulnerable to gang membership, and why gang resistance was evidenced in similarly situated non-gang-involved families. Providing rich,…

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List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 11/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

James Diego Vigil is Professor of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine.



Foreword



Preface



Introduction



Rationale and Methods



A History of the Cuatro Flats Barrio Gang



The Gang Subculture: Change and Continuity



The Pico Gardens Clique



A Gang Life



Cholas in the World of Gangs



Why Children Either Avoid or Affiliate with Gangs



Families Not Involved with Gangs



A Closer Look at Gang-Affiliated Families



Gang Prevention and Intervention Strategies over Time



Conclusion and Recommendations


References


Index