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He is able to inspire the wildest of us. In Gender, Crime, and Justice, each chapter opens with a compelling case study that illustrates key concepts, followed by a narrative chapter that builds on the case study to introduce essential elements. This book is distinctive in its inclusion of LGBTQ experiences in crime, victimization, processing, and punishment. In this edited collection, Gioia Woods and her contributors bring together histories, biographies, close readings, and theories about the literary and cultural Left in the American West—as it is distinct from the more often-theorized literary left in major eastern metropolitan centers.
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From deadly street fights with their rivals to drive-by shootings and stealing cars, the Crips' influence -- and Tookie's reputation -- began to spread across L. Soon he was regularly under police surveillance, and, as a result, was arrested often, though always released because the charges did not stick.
But in , Tookie was convicted of murdering four people and was sent to death row at San Quentin in Marin County, California. Tookie maintained his innocence and began to work in earnest to prevent others from following his path. Search this site.
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