TY  - BOOK
AU  - Covey,Herbert C.
TI  - Crips and Bloods: a guide to an American subculture 
T2  - Guides to subcultures and countercultures
SN  - 9780313399299
AV  - HV 6439 .U5 C678 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Santa Barbara, California
PB  - Greenwood
KW  - Gangs
KW  - United States
KW  - Gang members
KW  - Juvenile delinquency
KW  - Street life
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-194) and index; Timeline -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A history of the Crips and Bloods -- 3. Characteristics of Crip and Blood gangs -- 4. Characteristics of Crip and Blood members -- 5. Crip and Blood subcultures -- 6. Crip and Blood involvement with crime and violence -- 7. Blood and Crip involvement with alcohol and illegal drugs -- 8. Crips and Bloods in the media -- 9. Crip and Blood snapshots : examples of Crip and Blood gangs -- 10. The future of the Crips and Bloods -- Glossary
N2  - "This book provides a concise and engaging examination of the subculture of the Crips and Bloods--the notorious street gangs that started in Los Angeles, but have now spread throughout the United States"--
ER  -