The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation: Street Politics and the Transformation of a New York City Gang
From Los Angeles and New York to Chicago and Miami, street gangs are regarded as one of the most intractable crime problems facing our cities, and a vast array of resources is being deployed to combat them. This book chronicles the astounding self-transformation of one of the most feared gangs in the United States into a social movement acting on behalf of the dispossessed, renouncing violence and the underground economy, and requiring school attendance for membership.\ What caused the...
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How a notorious street gang became a social organization providing leadership to New York City's Latino/a youths.
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPt. IToward a Theory of the Gang As a Social Movement1The Study32The Theory of Gangs273Politics and Gangs38Pt. IIThe Making of the ALKON: Subcultural Traditions4Who Are the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation?575The Traditions of King Blood876Nongang Traditions I1227Nongang Traditions II149Pt. IIIThe Form and Content of a Street Organization8The Level of Organization and Structure of the Latin Kings1819Membership21410Identity and Collective Resistance25011Goals Versus Acts26612Perceived Adversaries29613Conclusion327Notes343Bibliography361Index377
\ Choice - A. A. Sisneros\ Recommended. Undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and policy makers\ \ \ \ \ \ Choice - A.A. Sisneros\ Recommended. Undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and policy makers\ \ \ Chronicle of Higher EducationIn The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation: Street Politics and the Transformation of a New York City Gang, 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.\ \ \ \ \ \ Youth Today[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.\ \ \ \ \ \ ChoiceRecommended. Undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and policy makers\ — A. A. Sisneros\ \ \
