Before Crips – Fussin`, Cussin`, and Discussin` among South Los Angeles Juvenil…

Before CripsFussin', Cussin', and Discussin' Among South Los Angeles Juvenile Gangs\nAuthor(s): John C. Quicker, Akil S. Batani-Khalfani\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Temple University Press,U.S., United States\nImprint: Temple University Press,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9781439921975, 978-1439921975\nSynopsis\nThis groundbreaking book opens the door on the missing record of South Los Angeles juvenile gangs. It is the result of the unique friendship that developed between John Quicker and Akil Batani-Khalfani, aka Bird, who collaborated to show how structural marginality transformed hang-out street groups of non-White juveniles into gangs, paving the way for the rise of the infamous Crips and [url] Cripsuses a macro historical analysis to sort through political and economic factors to explain the nature of gang creation.\n\nThe authors mine a critical archive, using direct interviews with original gang members as well as theory and literature reviews, to contextualize gang life and gang formatio.