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Into the Abyss:
A Personal Journey into the World of Street Gangs
 

•  The end product of seven years (1998-2005) of field research interviewing:

•  police gang unit officers and commanders
   

•  gang members in their homes, in probation/parole offices and in prison
   

•  teachers, counselors/therapists, and security personnel with personal experience with gangs
   

•  social policy planners and politicians
   

•  parents, spouses, and children of gang members
   

•  other gang- and social researchers

•  Personal observations of  gangs and their activity while riding with over 25 different police agencies in as many cities in the U.S., Canada, England, and the Netherlands
   

•  An extensive review of the professional literature on gangs
   

•  Over 2,300 links to quality gang-related sites on the Internet (including nearly 150 articles found in the book's bibliography)
   

•  Adopted by law enforcement agencies across the continent including the College of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMPs) and the New York Police Department. Also used by various state departments of corrections for educating their personnel about gangs in prison, on probation or parole, or in other community treatment settings.
   

•  Into the Abyss is free and complete on the Internet

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