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Former gang members wanted to stop gun violence in chicago. Hinton, perfect chemistry by simone elkeles, the hate u give by angie thomas, rules of attraction by simone. A day in the life of a gang member gangs police magazine. Skys special correspondent alex crawford meets a gang member who makes a living killing people, as shrien dewani is cleared of hiring hitmen to kill his wife anni on their honeymoon. Barbara ehrenreich gang leader for a day is an absolutely incredible book. Sudhir venkatesh, the protagonist of the book and its author, wakes up one morning in the robert taylor homes projects in chicago.

A rogue sociologist takes to the streets from the worlds largest community of readers. Gang leader for a day and millions of other books are available for instant access. Id like to think that sudhir saved jts life, and throughout his journey, he realized he was with jt the entire time. Professor turns gang lead er for a day columbia university sociology professor sudhir venkatesh spent seven years following a street gang that dealt crack around a. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Eventually, sudhir takes over jts position as gang leader for one day, and sees how jt manages the foot soldiers who sell drugs, the community organizers like pastor wilkins, officer reggie, and autry who mediate between gangs, and the other people like johnny, who run stores in the area. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Sudhir venkateshs memoir of his years observing life in chicagos inner city is a book unlike any other i have read, equal parts comedy and tragedy. The story of the young sociologist who studied a chicago crackdealing gang from the inside captured the worlds attention when it was first described in freakonomics. Sudhir venkatesh was of east indian heritage and lived and was educated in an uppermiddle class neighborhood in southern california. Look back over this day in the life description and count the serious violations. Well, the biggest gang in the us has this to say about their daily grind. In the coming months, outreach workers will be a lifeline for some of those.