Gangs and Your Friends

by Stanley Tookie Williams, Barbara Cottman Becnel

A founder of the Crips introduces kids to the way gangs operate focusing particularly on the powerful influence of "bad" friends

24 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1997

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.

Reviews

[Anthony · Rating 5 out of 5]

1.)give plot information?
the plot of this book is for people who are in a gang to really think about they're situation and if you feel like your being used and your fellow gang members don't really care about your future or your well being as much as they're own.
2.)Do they have a voice of their own?
Absolutely, Stanley Williams is a strong minded man with a great intent. Is it sad he did not have the time and resources to keep preaching his theories and he could have possibly changed the world if he was given the rest of his life.