Dangerous society

by Carl S. Taylor

Book Overview

America is experiencing a serious problem with urban youth gangs. Teenagers are becoming involved at an alarming rate in the deadly business of drug-trafficking--and murdering to protect that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870132776
• ISBN13: 9780870132773
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

ACCURATE account of the Motor Citys' underworld..

Take it from a lifetime(formerly gang-affiliated)Detroiter:this book hits the nail on the head,in its' accounts on the "who,what,when,why and WHERE"(with its'handy gang-activity MAP)of the Motor Citys'underworld actvities..The author knew a lot of things,that only,deep research(or actual,gang-affiliation)could've revealed!!Such as,the ORIGINAL name of 8 Mile Roads' notorious(and MASSIVE)"E.M.S"gang(Eight Mile Sconi)which started out as the "Coney-Oneys" and then morphed into the"Sconi-oneys"(because,it was rumored,that the gangs founder,either mispronounced the name "Corleone" from the"Godfather"movies,in his attempt,to give he gang,the most,INTIMIDATING name possible)before it was eventually,shortened to its' current name of "Sconis"(pronounced:sco-nees)or"E.M.S"..And here I thought,I was the only one,who knew of this lil'tidbit!!So when I saw the name"Coney-Oney"mentioned:I KNEW the author,knew a LOT about Detroits' gang history!!I could've only been more impressed,with his gang-knowledge,if the author had somehow included this particular gangs'infamous,clever(and DREADED)"battle-cry":"Straight from Eight!!!" The rest of the info,compiled in this book,only CEMENTED,my presumption,about the authors'credibility!!VERY,interesting,informative and accurate book!!The eye-opening chapter:"Gangs Speak"will SHOCK,the casual reader with its' revealing,interviews,with young gang members and their ultra-cavalier attitudes toward every aspect of life!!! I myself,was no longer surprised at these attitudes(having heard them firsthand for years)but I was impressed,with the authors ability,to actually acquire(and include)these tragic,self-defeating,"thought-trains"in this excellent book..While these kids"thinking"will seem extremely stupid to(and APPALL)most readers....One has to come to the(sad)realization,that to these uneducated,underprivilaged,street-hardened and scarred individuals...it is(apparently)"JUSTIFIABLE"reasoning for their behavior!!Keep this lil' "rhyme" in mind,when reading the interviews with these youths:"They're from the ghettos' of Detroit:HOME,of the kids,who PUT,the"ploy"in(the word)"Exploit" Also when I shared this book,with select individuals(who used to be DEEP,in the citys'criminal circles)this books accuracy really raised their eyebrows,as they asked:"WHO wrote that book"Ant"?!?I(highly)recommend this book,to anyone who appreciates NON-fictional,"no holds barred" accounts,of the ROOTS,of urban crime problems...