{"product_id":"9780888999788","title":"Gangs (Groundwork Guides Series)","description":"\u003cbr\u003eStreet gangs have exploded in popularity worldwide. Tattoos, baggy pants, tagging, gangsta style clothes — this unspoken threat is always just around the corner in most of the world's major cities. In search of a sense of identity and belonging that their world has denied them, young people are pushed into gangs by a witch’s brew of violence, guns, drugs, racism, poverty, families under pressure, and ever-widening slums. \u003ci\u003eGangs\u003c\/i\u003e exposes the roots of the problem, from the \u003ci\u003ebidonvilles\u003c\/i\u003e of France to the \u003ci\u003efavelas\u003c\/i\u003e of Brazil. It offers a startling analysis of the complicity of the adult world, as well as hard-hitting reforms that might just undermine the appeal of gang life. Most of all, it shows that we fail to understand gangs at our peril.","brand":"Groundwood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009152073968,"sku":"9780888999788","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780888999788_p0.jpg?v=1763853717","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780888999788","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}