The Girls in the Gang: A Report from New York City

By Anne Campbell

Book Overview

Girls constitute an estimated ten per cent of the 8000 to 40,000 gang members in New York City. This book examines the role that the girls play in the gang culture, and the effects the roles they play... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155786120X
• ISBN13: 9781557861207
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

a little dated, but still fascinating

This book was reprinted in 1991 and was a bit dated even then, as it contained little new information (the first edition was published in 1984.) Still, in her profiles of three very different women and the gangs they associate with, Campbell draws a clear picture of the limited choices available to inner-city women. Should be read in tandem with Gini Sikes's "8-Ball Chicks" for an updated view of contemporary gang girls.