Life Issues
Gangs
Click It
- Gangs or Us
- Very informative site discussing gang identification, history, FAQs, and much more. Numerous links for parents, teachers, and law enforcement personnel.
- GREAT (Gang Resistance Education and Training) in Arizona
- Information on a nationwide gang resistance program offered to middle school children.
- Mothers Against Gang Wars
- Information on the group's history, how to become involved, and gang-resistance education.
- Pima County Attorney: Gang Unit
- Tips on keeping out of gangs and gang unit contact information.
- Tucson Police Department Gang Outreach Unit
- The Gang Outreach Unit can lead you to organizations that can help you stay out of gangs.
Read It: Ficion
- Bonham, Frank. Durango Street. 1965 (Fiction)
- Draper, Sharon M. Romiette and Julio. 2001 (Fiction)
- Ewing, Lynne. Drive-By. 1996 (Fiction)
- Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders. 1967 (Fiction)
- Hinton, S.E. That Was Then, This is Now. 1971 (Fiction)
- Hinton, S.E. Rumble Fish. 1975 (Fiction)
- Martinez, Victor. Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida. 1996 (Fiction)
- Mowry, Jess. Way Past Cool. 1992 (Fiction)
- Myers, Walter Dean. Autobiography of my dead brother. 2005 (Fiction)
- Myers, Walter Dean. Scorpions. 1988 (Fiction)
- 145th Street: Stories. 2000 (Fiction)
- Soto, Gary. Buried Onions. 1997 (Fiction)
- Van Diepen, Allison. Snitch. 2007. (Fiction)
- Woodson, Jacqueline. Miracle's Boys. 2000 (Fiction)
Read It: Non-Ficion
- Barbour, Scott. Gangs. 2006
- Dudley, William and Gerdes, Louise (Editors). Gangs: Opposing Viewpoints. 2005
- Lloyd, J.D. (Editor). Gangs. 2002
- Worth, Richard. Gangs and Crime. 2002
View It
- The outsiders [DVD] 1999.
- Splinter [DVD] 2007.
- La vida loca [DVD] 2002.
Call It
- Pima County Gang Unit 520-740-5600
- Tucson Police Department Gang Outreach Unit 520-351-4441
- Tucson Urban League 520-622-3651
Updated August 2008