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BL
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| Record Number
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596893
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b426112
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| Main Entry
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Covey, Herbert C
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| Title & Author
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Crips and Bloods : : a guide to an American subculture /\ Herbert C. Covey
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| Series Statement
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Guides to subcultures and countercultures
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| Page. NO
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xxi, 201 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9780313399299
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: 0313399298
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9780313399305
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-194) and index
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| Contents
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Timeline -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A history of the Crips and Bloods -- 3. Characteristics of Crip and Blood gangs -- 4. Characteristics of Crip and Blood members -- 5. Crip and Blood subcultures -- 6. Crip and Blood involvement with crime and violence -- 7. Blood and Crip involvement with alcohol and illegal drugs -- 8. Crips and Bloods in the media -- 9. Crip and Blood snapshots : examples of Crip and Blood gangs -- 10. The future of the Crips and Bloods -- Glossary
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| Abstract
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"This book provides a concise and engaging examination of the subculture of the Crips and Bloods--the notorious street gangs that started in Los Angeles, but have now spread throughout the United States"--
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Gangs-- United States
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Gang members-- United States
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Juvenile delinquency-- United States
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Street life-- United States
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| Dewey Classification
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364.106/60973
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| LC Classification
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HV6439.U5C678 2015
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