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It Started with the Hats : The Life Experiences of Boston's Founding Street Gang Members by Paul F. Joyce (2024, Trade Paperback)
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It Started With the Hats : The Life Experiences of Boston’s Founding Street Gang Members, Paperback by Joyce, Paul F.; Mayes, J. Larry (FRW), ISBN 0809339447, ISBN-13 9780809339440, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "Through interviews, analysis, and life-course theory, retired Boston police officer and criminologist Paul F. Joyce uncovers the long-term impact of gang membership and explores which intervention methods can make a difference in the lives of current gang members"--
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSouthern Illinois University Press
ISBN-100809339447
ISBN-139780809339440
eBay Product ID (ePID)5063309883
Product Key Features
Book TitleIt Started with the Hats : the Life Experiences of Boston's Founding Street Gang Members
Number of Pages278 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2024
TopicSociology / General, United States / State & Local / New England (Ct, mA, Me, NH, Ri, VT), Criminology, Sociology / Urban
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, History
AuthorPaul F. Joyce
Book SeriesPerspectives on Crime and Justice Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight20.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2024-009272
Table Of ContentCONTENTS Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: The Importance of Studying Gang Membership over the Life Course 1. Finding and Contacting the Men: Methods of Study 2. Setting the Foundation for Gang Membership: Neighborhood, Family, and Education 3. Tracing the Origins of Boston's Late-1980s Street Gangs 4. It's Our Time: Life in the Gang 5. Leaving the Gang Life and Crime 6. No Escape from the Gang Life and Crime 7. Concluding Thoughts Epilogue Notes References Index
SynopsisIn the late 1980s, the introduction of crack cocaine and easy access to guns led to the emergence of the street gang culture and an explosion of gun violence in Boston. Black and Latino youth were both perpetrators and victims of firearm violence as the city grappled with a staggering number of shootings and homicides. Officers within the Boston Police Department struggled to find new and creative ways to combat the growing violence and neutralize gang influence. Paul Joyce was one of those officers. Throughout his extensive career with the Boston Police, Joyce was at the forefront of the Department's anti-gang and youth violence initiatives, including during the height of gang and gun violence in the late 1980s through early 1990s. Later in his career, after thirty-one years in policing, Joyce transitioned to academia as a criminologist, seeking to better understand the lives of the gang members he had encountered during his time as an officer. He interviewed thirty Black and Latino men who witnessed and led the emergence of the street gang phenomenon in Boston. Joyce's strong relationship with community leaders led to the recruitment of the men, who ultimately entrusted him with their life stories and their inner worlds. Using the men's own words to describe the tragedies they endured, the crimes they committed, and the penalties they paid, Joyce now shares their stories of life before, during, and after gang membership. Joyce examines the influences that motivated the men toward joining gangs, their gang experiences, and the turning points that shaped their paths later in life, whether leading to desistance from or continued persistence in criminal behavior. Joyce explores their lives from childhood into adulthood, providing a deep analysis of the factors that influenced the entire trajectory of gang members' lives. By utilizing this life-course approach, Joyce adds to the discourse regarding what influences a gang member's ability or inability to transition out of criminality and the gang life. This uniquely candid look at gang membership, humanized by the perspectives of the men who experienced it, provides invaluable insight into the complex interplay of the social, cultural, and personal factors that shape individuals' life courses. This, in turn, has important implications regarding the types of outside interventions that would be the most effective in making a positive difference in the lives of current and former gang members., Through interviews, analysis, and life-course theory, retired Boston police officer and criminologist Paul F. Joyce uncovers the long-term impact of gang membership and explores which intervention methods can make a difference in the lives of current gang members.
LC Classification NumberHV6439.U7B6756 2024
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