Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. Gangs and Their Environments 15
6. Chapter 2. Joining a Gang 41
7. Chapter 3. The Dilution Narrative: An Understanding That Some Gang Members Are Not “Real” 73
8. Chapter 4. The Paradox of Legitimacy 98
9. Chapter 5. Known in Naptown 118
10. Chapter 6. Teenage Gossip and the Presentation of Self 140
11. Chapter 7. The Violent Encounter 160
12. Chapter 8. Hope, Intervention, and Tragedy 184
13. Appendix: Researching Gangs 207
14. Notes 223
15. References 233
16. Index 247