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What a Rush it was
From: Gang Life
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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
kill Janie, both when they were together and again when he was
in prison for the murder. He put a hit out on her because he was not happy that she was divorcing him and was afraid of what
secrets she might tell. George, who was vice-president for years
before becoming president, courted Janie from the time she was
thirteen until after she joined his gang. Her mother was involved
with the same gang so Janie was seduced by the promise of easy
money and a never-ending supply of morphine and crack. Janie
became queen of her gang, an auxiliary to George’s male-dominated
gang. Good with money, she was the treasurer of his gang
as well as her own. Janie has five children and believes that if she
keeps busy as a parent, she will forget the sexual abuse she suffered
during her childhood.
Contributors
Mark Totten
MARK TOTTEN is a professor of criminal justice at Humber College in Toronto whose research focuses on organized crime, corrections, sexual exploitation, human trafficking, mental health, violence, and gender identity. Over the past decade, he has collaborated with groups in Ontario and Western Canada in the development and evaluation of multi-year gang prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies.
