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Crips and Bloods — Made in America DVD

This documentary charts the history of the deadly feud between two of Los Angeles' most notorious gangs — The Crips and The Bloods. Tracing the history of gang society in the city, this film goes on to examine the four decade-old feud itself, along with the heirarchy of the gangs, the territoriality and the strict codes of conduct members must not break. Using interviews with members past and present, the film highlights the devastating social issues that have arisen as a result of the feud, and asks if there is any hope for future generations of African-Americans in the city. It finds promising solutions in the neighborhoods themselves.
  • Presented by: Forest Whitaker
  • Directed by: Stacy Peralta 
  • Running time: 77 minutes (main feature) 
  • Widescreen
  • Extras: Making of; Interviews; Conditioning; The Penal System; Fatherhood; Shame, Self-Hatred and Violence; Gangasta Rap; Slavery
  • Subtitle options: none
    • 0060922915

    Do or Die

    For the first time, members of America’s most notorious teenage gangs — the Crips and Bloods — speak for themselves. Tales of gang culture, deprivation and the sickening violence. Great for students writing papers. Sections can be read in class. (277 pages)
    9780141044385

    Hello Mum (Quick Reads)

    It's a hot summer afternoon. Tension is in the air. A gang of youths on bikes gathers outside a chip shop. A teenage boy is stabbed and left bleeding on the street. The boy's mother wonders how this could have happened to her son. She is full of questions, but when the answers lie so close to home, are they really what she wants to hear? (Contains some slang.) Author: Bernardine Evaristo. (81 pages)
    Level:  C-D/9.-10.kl

    Hello Mum Chapter 1 (Audio)
    Hello Mum Chapter 1 (PDF)

    0330331736

    Monster

    An immensely vivid account of the Los Angeles street gang life. This is the story of Monster Kody Scott from his initiation into the Eight Trays set of the Crips as an eleven-year-old “homeboy” to his present prison life in San Quentin, having finally rejected gangsterism. Today, as Sanyika Shakur, he is a militant spokesman of “the New Afrikan” movement. (383 pages)
    Level: B.
    9781847392817

    One Blood

    In 2008, the UK saw over 70 brutal killings of teenagers by teenagers. Knife crime — and now gun crime — affects every community, and Britain's gangs have changed in recent years, becoming more aggressive, more territorial — and younger. This is the first full-length study of Britain's new gang culture. The author has talked to dozens of gang members from high-ranking to low, and every chapter is based on first-hand testimonies of their day-to-day reality, laying the groundwork for a comprehensive analysis of what gang life does to society and to individuals. It provides an unpleasant account of what life is like for those who belong to a gang. It also investigates how the authorities are attempting to combat the problem, and analyses the social evils of which gang life is a symptom, not a cause.  A readable portrait of an unfortunate section of British society and how it ended up this way. Unlike many books of this type, this one is never voyeuristic ... it is looking for patterns — patterns that will make it possible to understand and help.  Author: John Heale. (286 pages)
    Level: Mainly 2nd and 3rd year of the Gymnasium/Papers/Projects

    AV9830

    Outlaw Bikers (2 discs) DVD

    All five episodes of the semi-dramatised documentary series looking into the history and culture of America's motorcycle gangs. Post-war America saw the rise of many biker gangs. Disgruntled vets who didn’t fit into normal society got on their bikes, forming brotherhoods of men who called themselves “1%ers” – guys who refused to fit in with 99% of the world. They go by many names – The Mongols, The Warlocks, The Outlaws, The Bandidos. Each proud to wear the three-piece patch with their gang name, symbol and territory. Each fighting for dominance in their chosen state – because there’s more at stake than just pride. Theft, drug-dealing, gun-running, racketeering, prostitution, murder. The stakes are high. Now the bikers themselves step up to reveal the inner workings of their deadly lifestyle; the undercover cops reveal the lengths they had to go to in order to break the gangs; and ex-gang members, still in fear for their lives, speak out about the life of the Outlaw Bikers.

    • Starring: Ryan Boyko, Talia Russo, Rick Cordeiro, John Stark, Gary Biggar, Scott Hilton, Edward Winterhalder, Joel Lacoursiere, Craig Cyr
    • Running time: 250 minutes
    • Extra: Outlaw Biker Women (about the all-woman gang Leather & Lace)
    • Subtitle options: none
    OPTD1011

    This is England (2 disc Special Edition) DVD

    Shane Meadows' gritty and highly praised portrait of teenage urban life in Thatcher's Britain in the early '80s. 12-year-old Shaun lives alone with his mum in a rundown coastal town, his dad killed in the Falklands, Shaun runs into a group of skinheads and is surprised when they turn out to be friendly. Shaun discovers girls, parties and his own identity. But then Combo, an older racist, leads the group down a darker, violent road ...
    • Directed by: Shane Meadows
    • Starring: Stephen Graham, Thomas Turgoose
    • Running time: 98 mins
    • Subtitle option: English
    • Extras: Commentaries;  Interviews; Documentaries (“Skinheads”, “Falklands War”) and much more
    9780737744477

    Violent Children (At Issue)

    What are the extent and causes of youth violence and what can be done about it? The articles in this volume look at the issues. Editor: Roman Espejo. (113 pages)
    Level: Mainly Second and Third year Gymnasium

    Contents: Violence Causes Youth Violence (American Academy of Family Physicians); The Negative Effects of Media Violence Have Not Been Established (David Trend); Girls Have Become More Violent (Liz Welch); Girls Have Not Become More Violent (Mike Males); Stricter Gun Control Laws Can Prevent Youth Violence (Children’s Defense Fund); Gun Control Laws Cannot Prevent Youth Violence (Howard Nemerov); Views Differ on Zero Tolerance Policies (Tobin McAndrews); Zero Tolerance Policies Are Unfair; (Rhonda B. Armistead); Organizations to Contact; Bibliography; Index.

    Sample Pages (PDF)