Gangs and Violence

by Stanley Tookie Williams, Barbara Cottman Becnel

A founder of the Crips in Los Angeles introduces kids to the dangers of belonging to a gang

24 pages, Library Binding

First published December 31, 1996

About the author

Stanley Tookie Williams III was a leader of the Crips, a notorious American street gang which had its roots in South Central Los Angeles in 1969.
In 1979 he was convicted of four murders committed in the course of robberies, sentenced to death, and eventually executed. Once incarcerated, he authored several books, including anti-gang and anti-violence literature and children's books.