Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations xi
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Preface xvii
6. Introduction 1
7. Part One. Becoming Stickup Kids
8. 1. The Rise of the South Bronx and Crack 35
9. 2. Crack Days: Getting Paid 56
10. 3. Rikers Island: Normalizing Violence 72
11. 4. The New York Boys: Tail Enders of the Crack Era 87
12. 5. Crack is Dead 105
13. Part Two. Doing the Stickup
14. 6. The Girl 117
15. 7. Getting the Shit 136
16. 8. Drug Robbery Torture 151
17. 9. Splitting the Profits 176
18. 10. Living the Dream: Life after a Drug Robbery 191
19. Part Three. Todo Tiene Su Final
20. 11. Fallen Stars 205
21. Conclusion 235
22. Notes 243
23. Index 267