04--Gangs:  California

Curry, Clifton.  Juvenile crime:  outlook for California.  Sacramento:  Legislative Analyst's Office, 1995.  66p.

Fremon, Celeste.  Father Greg & the homeboys:  the extraordinary journey of Father Greg Boyle and his work with the Latino gangs of East L.A.  New York:  Hyperion, 1995.  307p.

Frias, Gus.  Barrio patriots:  killing and dying for America.  Los Angeles:  [n.p.] 1989.  194p.  Revised and enlarged version of: Barrio Warriors. 1982.

Frias, Gus.  Barrio warriors:  homeboys of peace.  Los Angeles:  Diaz Publications, 1982.  181p.

Hinojosa, Maria.  Crews:  gang members talk to Maria Hinojosa.  Photographs by German Perez.  San Diego:  Harcourt Brace, 1995.  168p.

Johnson, Darryln.  This thing called gangs:  a guide to recognizing the danger signs.  Topeka, KS:  Lone Tree Pub. Co., 1992.  45p.  In California.

Li, Yung.  Hua pu pao feng yü:  Niu-yüeh T`ang jen chieh ti hsia she hui nei mu.  Hsiang-kang:  Po i ch`u pan chi t`uan:  Fa hsing Hsiao t`ai yang yu hsien kung ssu, 1984.  181p.  Gangs in Chinatown in New York State.

McGuire, Hilary.  Hopie and the Los Homes Gang:  a gangland pimer.  Canfield, OH:  Alba Books, 1979.  152p.  Los Angeles gangs & Church work.

On alert!:  gang prevention:  school in-service guidelines.  Sacramento:  California Dept. of Education, 1994.  84p.

Phillips, Susan A.  Wallbangin':  graffiti and gangs in L.A.  Chicago:  University of Chicago Press, 1999.  383p.

Rice, Roger E., & Rex B. Christensen.  The juvenile gang:  its structure, function, and treatment as perceived by the gang leader.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Probation Dept. Research Office, 1965.  130p.

Rodriguez, Joseph.  East Side stories:  gang life in East L.A.  Photographs by Joseph Rodríguez.  Essay by Rubén Martínez.  Interview with Luis J. Rodríguez.  New York:  PowerHouse Books, 1998.  186p.

Rodriguez, Luis J.  Always running:  la vida loca, gang days in L.A.  Willimantic, CT:  Curbstone Press;  East Haven, CT:  Distributed in the U.S. by InBook, 1993;  New York:  Simon & Schuster, 1994.  260p.

Rodriguez, Luis J.  La vida loca:  el testimonio de un pandillero en Los Angeles.  Traducido por Ricardo Aguilar Melantzón y Ana Brewington.  New York:  Simon & Schuster, 1996. 

Ruiz, Mona.  Two badges:  the lives of Mona Ruiz.  With Geoff Boucher.  Houston, TX:  Arte Público Press, 1997.  288p.  Policewomen in Santa Ana, California, gangs.

Sipchen, Bob.  Baby insane and the buddha.  New York:  Doubleday, 1993.  370p.  Gangs in California.

Skolnick, Jerome H.  Gang organization and migration:  drugs, gangs, and law enforcement.  Sacramento:  State of California, Dept. of Justice, 1991.  39p.

Sweeney, Terrance A.  Streets of anger, streets of hope:  youth gangs in East Los Angeles.  Glendale, CA:  Great Western Pub., 1980.  229p.

The big book "as we see it."  CGA, California Gangs Anonymous.  Los Angeles:  California Gangs Anonymous Statewide Services, 1997.  149p.

Thompson, Craig, & Allen Raymond.  Gang rule in New York; the story of a lawless era.  New York:  The Dial press, 1940.  406p.

Trostle, Lawrence C.  The Stoners:  drugs, demons, and delinquency.  New York:  Garland, 1992.  244p.  Gangs in East Los Angeles.

Vigil, James Diego.  Barrio gangs:  street life and identity in Southern California.  Foreword by Robert Edgerton.  Austin:  University of Texas Press, 1988.  202p.

Williams, Stanley.  Gangs and drugs.  Stanley "Tookie" Williams with Barbara Cottman Becnel.  New York:  PowerKids Press, 1996.  24p.  A founders of the Crips, a Los Angeles gang, tells of the dangers of gang life & of getting involved with drug use and drug dealing.

Williams, Stanley.  Gangs and self-esteem.  Stanley "Tookie" Williams and Barbara Cottman Becnel.  New York:  PowerKids Press, 1996.  24p.  A founder of the Crips extolls the benefits of not joining a gang.

Williams, Stanley.  Gangs and the abuse of power.  Stanley "Tookie" Williams, with Barbara Cottman Becnel.  New York:  PowerKids Press, 1996.  A founder of the Crips tells how gang members abuse the power they have to hurt others and ultimately hurt themselves.

Williams, Stanley.  Gangs and violence.  Stanley "Tookie" Williams with Barbara Cottman Becnel.  New York:  Rosen/PowerKids Press, 1996.  24p.  A founder of the Crips in Los Angeles introduces kids to the dangers of belonging to a gang.

Williams, Stanley.  Gangs and wanting to belong.  Stanley "Tookie" Williams with Barbara Cottman Becnel.  New York:  Rosen/PowerKids Press, 1996.  24p.  A founder of the Crips debunks the notion that belonging to a gang is the only way a kid can "fit in."

Williams, Stanley.  Gangs and weapons.  Stanley "Tookie" Williams with Barbara Cottman Becnel.  New York:  Rosen Pub. Group, 1996.  24p.  A founder of the Crips discusses the violence that can occur when gangs have guns.

Williams, Stanley.  Gangs and your friends.  Stanley "Tookie" Williams with Barbara Cottman Becnel.  New York:  PowerKids Press, 1996.  24p.  A founder of the Crips introduces kids to the way gangs operate focusing particularly on the powerful influence of "bad" friends.

Williams, Stanley.  Gangs and your neighborhood.  Stanley "Tookie" Williams with Barbara Cottman Becnel.  New York:  PowerKids Press, 1996.  24p.  A founder of the Crips argues against joining gangs because such groups hurt people and neighborhoods.