Gangsters Lisa A. Gorski banks and railroads began to

banks and railroads began to feel the sting of their activities

Writing in the engaging style of the award-winning Making Every Lesson Count series

McCorkel draws upon four years of on-the-ground research in a major US women's prison to uncover why tougher drug policies have so greatly affected those incarcerated there

and Children's Yoga Mindfulness Practitioner

this publication provides a fresh interpretation of a pioneering period and the role women played within it

Gangsters Lisa A. Gorski banks and railroads began toThe effects of gang violence are witnessed every day on the streets, in the news, and on the movie screen. In all these forums, gangs of young adults are associated with drugs and violence. Yet what is it that prompts young people to participate in violent behavior? And what can be done to extract adolescents from the gangster world of crime, death, and incarceration once they have become involved? In Gangsters: 50 Years of Madness, Drugs, and Death