Peace in the Streets: Breaking the Cycle of Gang Violence

by Arturo Hernandez

Clears up misconceptions about gang members, and tells how to help them avoid violence and succeed in school

197 pages, Paperback

First published June 28, 1995

Reviews

[John Weeks · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book by a gang abatement expert who's worked in locales as diverse as East LA and Native American reservations.

Hernandez outlines the recipe for creating youth likely to join a gang, and hacks away at the mythology surrounding them. He reminds us that gang activity supplants ailing social structures and can only be countered by strong families and communities.

I would recommend reading this in tandem with John McKnight's 'The Careless Society' for a look at how infrastructure needs to be addressed as individual citizens and as a community. http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/b...

[Araiza V.]

It was ok i got sord of confused though