G-Dog and the Homeboys - Father Greg Boyle and the Gangs of East Los Angeles (Paperback, Updated, Expanded ed.)

Father Gregory J. Boyle, SJ, is a native of Los Angeles, a Jesuit priest, and founder of Homeboy Industries, an economic development and jobs program begun in 1988 for at-risk and gang-involved youth. ""A great many kids in my neighborhood don't plan their futures; they plan their funerals."" ""G-Dog and the Homeboys"" presents the story of Boyle's unconventional ministry and its extraordinary successes. In this expanded, updated edition, Celeste Fremon has returned to East L.A. to report on gang members she first profiled fifteen years ago. Using their individual stories as models, she examines what policy makers should know about gang intervention now, years later.

General

Imprint:	University of New Mexico Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2008
First published:	July 2008
Authors:	Celeste Fremon
Introduction by:	Celeste Fremon
Foreword by:	Tom Brokaw
Dimensions:	230 x 154 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	325
Edition:	Updated, Expanded ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-8263-4485-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General
LSN:	0-8263-4485-2
Barcode:	9780826344854

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