Gang Town by Pinnock, Don -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title page About the layout Dedication Introduction 1. Gang Town

Sowing the seeds of segregation

District Six Unscrambling the egg Urban racial segregation Breaking the web Policing for apartheid

Recasting the city

Cops under new management Mob justice: when policing fails Transnational crime comes knocking Counting the cost

2. Cape Town’s gangs

What is a gang? Organised crime: men in the shadows Prison gangs: old and mean Merchant gangs: brotherhoods and street soldiers Sisterhoods: tough support crew Warriors in blazers: empty battles Corner kids: taking the first steps

3. Understanding adolescence

In search of cool

4. Families in crisis

Fathers: anger and shame Mothers: prenatal problems Grandmothers: generational problems Born to be wild

5. Toxic neighbourhoods

Everyday violence Drugs: High and unhappy Educating for failure Media and violence: cause or cure?

6. Towards resilience

Policies and more policies Rethink early child development Strengthen community resilience Rethink education Build better after-school care Rethink the War on Drugs Rethink and reform policing Resource the Child Justice Act Rethink imprisonment Develop personal resilience Plan life paths beyond programmes Understand personal transformation A final word

How to talk to adolescents Don’t demand compliance How to build trust Creating safe space The hero’s journey Using fear and ritual Taking time out Make ground rules Giving feedback A programme is only part of the journey

Bibliography Photo section Acknowledgements About the book About the author Praise for Gang Town Also by Don Pinnock Imprint page