Tag: Gangs
‘West Side Story’ may be timeless – but life in gangs...
David Pyrooz, University of Colorado Boulder; James Densley, Metropolitan State University , and Scott H. Decker, Arizona State University
Netflix series ‘Last Chance U’ speaks to the reality of athletes...
Rob Book, University of Southern Denmark
The concept behind Netflix’s hit docuseries “Last Chance U” is simple: Locate a...
Faith-based ‘violence interrupters’ stop gang shootings with promise of redemption for...
Deanna Wilkinson, The Ohio State University
The July 4 weekend was one of the deadliest in recent U.S. history, with 160 people, including several small...
We spoke to hundreds of prison gang members – here’s what...
David Pyrooz, University of Colorado Boulder and Scott H. Decker, Arizona State University
The United States incarcerates a larger proportion of its citizens than any...
Prosecutors are increasingly – and misleadingly – using rap lyrics as...
Erik Nielson, University of Richmond
Rapper Darrell Caldwell, better known to fans as Drakeo the Ruler, was on his way to stardom. Hailed as one...
Sent to Haiti to keep the peace, departing UN troops leave...
Siobhán Wills, University of Ulster; Cahal McLaughlin, Queen's University Belfast, and Ilionor Louis, Université d'Etat d'Haiti
On Oct. 15, 2017, the United Nations will withdraw...
EXPLORING NATURE
In Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like...
Christopher Palma, Penn State
If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter...
