Street Wars

Gangs and the Future of Violence

Tom Hayden

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The New Press
01 December 2005

Violence in society; Child welfare

A gripping and honest account of the culture of gangs, Street Wars is essential reading for anyone concerned about cities, violence and the future of urban youth. Though never officially acknowledged, over 25,000 young people have died in America's gang wars since 1980. In cities across America, members of the Crips, Bloods, Mara Savatucha, 18th Street, Latin Kings, Blackstone Rangers, and Gangster Disciples are like traumatised war veterans with no way home. Drawn from ten years spent as an activist and public official working to understand and prevent gang violence in Los Angeles, Street Wars is Tom Hayden's searing indictment of the neo-conservative politics of law and order that dominate current policy and suffocate inner-city youth. Weaving together cutting analysis and numerous firsthand stories from gang leaders, Hayden shows how the prison industrial complex reinforces gang identity through humiliation and punishment, and reveals how globalization has created a force of unemployable men and women around the world who are defined as incorrigible, outside law and community. The final chapters advocate an internal peace process based on ideas of the New Deal to address the devastation of America's urban youth.

By: Tom Hayden
Imprint: The New Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 703g
ISBN: 9781595580306
ISBN 10: 1595580301
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 01 December 2005
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tom Hayden has been a human rights activist, community organizer, and public thinker since the 1960s. A California State Senator for 18 years, he is the author of eleven books and hundreds of essays. He lives in Los Angeles.