CONTENTS

1. Preface
2. Introduction: They Don’t Even Know
3. 1     The Batterram
4. 2     Hardcore LA
5. 3     The Boys in the Hood Are Always Hard
6. 4     Somebody’s Gonna Pay Attention
7. 5     Without a Gun and a Badge
8. Conclusion: LA County Blues
9. Notes
10. Acknowledgments
11. Index