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The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation: Street Politics and the Transformation of a New York City Gang
Author(s): David C. Brotherton (Author), Luis Barrios (Author)
- Publisher: COLUMBIA UNIV PR
- Publication Date: 1 Mar. 2004
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 464 pages
- ISBN-10: 0231114192
- ISBN-13: 9780231114196
Book Description
A sociologist and a psychologist explore the cultural, social, political, and spiritual transformation of the Latin Kings gang, introducting the concept of "street organization" and the potential for political and social engagement in the community.
Editorial Reviews
Review
[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.-- "Youth Today"
In
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.-- "Chronicle of Higher Education"Recommended. Undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and policy makers--A. A. Sisneros "Choice"
About the Author
David C. Brotherton, a sociologist, is an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. Luis Barrios, a psychologist, is an associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Together they edited (along with Louis Kontos) Gangs and Society: Alternative Perspectives. Luis Barrios is assistant professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice where he teaches courses on Latino psychology and ethnic studies. He has written several articles on gangs and he is the co-editor (with Louis Kontos and David Brotherton) of Gangs and Society: Alternative Perspectives, which will be published by Columbia University Press in Spring 2003.
