Gangs in Garden City

How Immigration, Segregation, and Youth Violence are Changing America's Suburbs

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Sarah Garland

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Gangs in Garden City examines how two gangsMara Salvatrucha and 18th Streethave ventured beyond our urban centers and into Americas most exclusive suburbs. Journalist Sarah Garland takes us into the lives of the residents of Hempstead, Long Islandonce a mixture of quaint homes and shops, its streets now resemble those of an inner-city ghetto where the rivalry between the gangs has left a trail of bodies. Unrelenting and original in scope, this powerful book shows how immigration raids, incarceration policies, suburban decay, and inadequate funding of our nations schools have aggravated an already deteriorating situation.

Author Biography:

Sarah Garland has reported on crime and immigration for the New York Times, Marie Claire, New York Magazine, and the Village Voice. Originally from Kentucky, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Release date Australia

December 28th, 2010

Author

Sarah Garland

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Country of Publication

United States

Imprint

Nation Books

Pages

320

Publisher

Avalon Publishing Group

Dimensions

140x210x20

ISBN-13

9781568586151

Product ID

9019778

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