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John M. Hagedorn
John M.Hagedorn is Professor of Criminology, Law, & Justice at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He has been doing gang research for more than 30 years. He has been researching the history of gangs in Chicago and he calls the In$ane Chicago Way his "best and most disturbing book." He is married... show more



John M.Hagedorn is Professor of Criminology, Law, & Justice at the University of Illinois-Chicago. He has been doing gang research for more than 30 years. He has been researching the history of gangs in Chicago and he calls the In$ane Chicago Way his "best and most disturbing book." He is married to Mary Devitt and between them they have six children, eight grandchildren, and two dogs.

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Vilja Reads
Vilja Reads rated it 13 years ago
I'm not sure if I'm qualified to give stars to an academic work, so I won't.Read this book.
kamilah
kamilah rated it 15 years ago
Overall, I found the underlying analysis comparing street gangs to other armed youth groups -- militias, child soldiers, terrorists, violent sports fans -- to be a novel and powerful way of rethinking violent cities across the globe. Plus, the histories of the Hamburg Athletic Association (a prime i...
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