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Gang Life

10 of the toughest tell their stories

For the first time, here’s a no-holds-barred inside account of life for criminal gang members in cities and towns across Canada. Mark Totten has slowly gained the confidence of gang members … 216 View
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Introduction

From: Gang Life

describes how he came about to writing this book and his history of interest in gangs. Analyzes the different types of gangs. Describes legal obligations of his interviews. Explains some … 14 $1.40 Add
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The Casual Labour Problem

From: Hollow Work, Hollow Society?

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I did not know who I was

From: Gang Life

twenty-five-year-old Kim describes a life, both inside and outside her gang, in which “I did not know who I was.” Her childhood and early adolescence were wracked with rejection and … 21 $2.10 Add
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Widow Kim

From: The Trauma Beat

In this chapter, Cherry examines the media coverage surrounding the death of constable William Hancox. Cherry includes excerpts from her interview with the widow of the deceased, who describes … 14 $1.40 Add
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Gregory Stewart’s Mother

From: The Trauma Beat

In this chapter, Cherry examines the limited, and sometimes non-existent media coverage of homicides in neighborhoods with low income and high crime rates. Cherry analyzes homicides ignored by … 18 $1.80 Add
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Jesus don’t work for anyone

From: Gang Life

tells the story of thirty-three-year-old Terrence, a mixed race “independent enforcer” who found the Lord just in time for a parole hearing. Terrence has a rather large ego and he … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Gang Mother

From: Gang Life

Monica, a forty-fiveyear- old lesbian gang mother. Now clean after too many years of injecting morphine and cocaine, she takes in young gang members and cares for them. She was terrorized by a … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Scoop on Sensational Stories

From: The Trauma Beat

In this chapter, Cherry discusses the sensationalizing of "uncommon stories", how the boundary-less reporting of these a-typical events traumatically impacts the surviving family … 12 $1.20 Add
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Brains on Trauma

From: The Trauma Beat

In this chapter, Cherry discusses the psychological impacts of traumatic events and includes the responses of various survey participants who have lost loved ones to homicide or traffic … 15 $1.50 Add
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I won’t back down

From: Gang Life

Jake, who is Caucasian and twenty-eight years old, takes us on a whirlwind tour that parallels the emotional and behavioural problems that plagued his childhood with his life in a gang. He was … 19 $1.90 Add
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What a Rush it was

From: Gang Life

The story of Janie, aged twenty-five, and George, eight years older, is in Chapter Five. Both Aboriginal, they were married until George killed a rival a couple of years ago. He also tried to … 18 $1.80 Add
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Bad, Ugly, Good, Repeat

From: The Trauma Beat

In this chapter, Cherry discusses the psychological impacts and ethical concerns of interviewing the family members of violent crime victims. Cherry explores varied responses to her survey: … 22 $2.20 Add
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I’ve got to throw out the bones now

From: Gang Life

Dillon, aged thirty-three and a Latino father of two, tells his story in Chapter Six. Along with five friends, he founded a gang in high school. A few years later he was asked to patch over and … 18 $1.80 Add
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A Morally Presumptive Chorus

From: The Trauma Beat

In this chapter, Cherry discusses the various aspects of a victim’s life that impact how their character is presented, and the tone in which their story is told. Cherry examines how race … 20 $2.00 Add
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My shoulder was a bit sore from that rocket thing

From: Gang Life

Gilbert, a Métis man aged thirty-four years, and Maureen, thirty-five years, live on a small reserve. Their lives are described in Chapter Seven. Both are hard-core addicts and have two boys … 15 $1.50 Add