- Paperback: 252 pages
- Publisher: Knowledge Bidders; 1 edition (2011)
- ISBN-10: 0956981003
- ISBN-13: 978-0956981004
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 1.5 x 14.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 473,416 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Concern about gang culture is on the rise. Gangs lead young people into danger and lead to community division, fear and deep distrust. However the friendship and support the security and sense of belonging they give young people is a powerful draw. Through his Consequences Programme Emeka Egbuonu aims to give young people a real sense of the consequences of their actions. Taking a group of young people from London to Los Angeles he looks at how life in gangs has ruined lives in the 'gang capital of the world'. Emeka examines the pain of families who have lost young people to knife crime on the streets of London and tries to identify what drives young people into the viscous cycle of gang culture. Starting from the slave trade, Emeka's insightful look at the breakdown of the family unit, peer pressure, stereotyping and racism is an uncompromising message to us all. With interviews and powerful accounts of knife crime on both sides of the Atlantic, this book pulls no punches.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you read the newspapers, everyone seems to be running round like headless chickens after all the rioting in London and elsewhere. It's hard to know whjat to believe. I read an interview with the man who wrote this book and I was impressed by him. That's why I went to the trouble of reading the whole book. I'm glad I took the time because it opened my eyes to what young people in some area think about the world. I was worried it would be too depressing and also a bit dull and worthy. But I was relieved that it was not stuffy at all. There are lots of hopeful things in the book and what seems to me to be good advice.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I expected that this book would be insightful and enlightening - and it did not let me down. The author really knows what he is talking about from his own experiences growing up in Hackney, east London - and from working to stop young people getting involved in gangs or helping them leave. No quick fixes - you have to equip young people with the skills and confidence to aspire to something better and more realistic than being the next Chelsea star.
But I did not expect the book so have so much humour or such a wide range of cultural and academic references.
I also enjoyed the personal journey of self-discovery made by Emeka as he uncovers his own roots.
Basically - if you're interested in why things went wrong with the recent English riots and what could really help it not happen again -read this book. I did. I enjoyed it.
But I did not expect the book so have so much humour or such a wide range of cultural and academic references.
I also enjoyed the personal journey of self-discovery made by Emeka as he uncovers his own roots.
Basically - if you're interested in why things went wrong with the recent English riots and what could really help it not happen again -read this book. I did. I enjoyed it.
Format:Paperback
This book gives insight into issues which occur in our inner-city areas; areas which are deprived, neglected and suffer the most from government cuts.
The book doesn't only give statistics like those boring reports you see in papers & TV but it gives first-hand accounts of events from the lives of people living in some of London's worst areas. The author of this book did his research and applied it well. The book and author relates to many people from inner-city London and those from inner-city areas outside of London (Manchester, Birmingham,Liverpool) can find something to relate to also. The book addresses issues and offers solutions to help solves some of the problems facing the youth and families in inner-city London. The book also looks at some of the cause & effect relating to gang-culture, broken-homes and why youth look in the wrong role-models for direction in life.
The book is hard to sum up in one review...read it and let the book speak for itself.
The book doesn't only give statistics like those boring reports you see in papers & TV but it gives first-hand accounts of events from the lives of people living in some of London's worst areas. The author of this book did his research and applied it well. The book and author relates to many people from inner-city London and those from inner-city areas outside of London (Manchester, Birmingham,Liverpool) can find something to relate to also. The book addresses issues and offers solutions to help solves some of the problems facing the youth and families in inner-city London. The book also looks at some of the cause & effect relating to gang-culture, broken-homes and why youth look in the wrong role-models for direction in life.
The book is hard to sum up in one review...read it and let the book speak for itself.
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