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Emeka Egbuonu (Author), Leading Criminologist David Wilson (Foreword), Homeboy Industries, Los Angeles Rolando Cruz (Foreword), Actor Jamie Foreman (Foreword), West end recording star Patti Boulaye Tv (Foreword), Stefan Paul (Illustrator), Adesotu Omorogbe (Illustrator), Kelvin Ola-Ayoade (Illustrator)
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  • 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 (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 645,972 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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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome 26 Sep 2011
By Su
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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Insightful, honest, funny 24 Sep 2011
By Village Reader
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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Emeka is a star 28 Nov 2012
By paddypaws
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Emeka is an inspired young man. We need more people like him working from the grass roots up to tackle our inner city problems.
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