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An Interview Study with Members of the Latin King
Nation. Edition No. 1
VDM Publishing House, Sep 2008, Pages: 280
Youth gangs in the United States have grown in
number, location, age span of membership, diversity
of cultural origin, complexity of structure, degree
of involvement, and level of violence. These changes
have caused people in the field to change the way
they
view, the way they interact, and the methods they
use to impact gang members. The case study method
was used to explore the research questions:
- What does the educational system look like through
the eyes of a gang member?
- What can educators learn from this perception that
will help them create an educational system that
will impact this student?
The methodology relied upon interviews with a male
and a female gang associate of the Latin King Nation
of West Chicago, Illinois. Interviews were one-on-
one and over the phone. The analysis was derived
from the perspectives and experiences of this
couple. The exploration of their perceptions covered
their entire educational experience up to the
completion of their interviews. The major
conclusions from this effort were drawn from the
feelings and stories of the couple. This effort
resulted in seeing gang members as real people with
real lives.
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