Whether your community faces an ongoing gang problem or wants to prevent one, Gangs: A Handbook for Community Awareness can help. This well-researched and easy-to-read guide to recognizing and understanding gangs is an essential resource in the effort to counter the dangerous and often violent culture of gang life. Written by a counselor, a police officer, and a teacher who have all successfully taken measures to halt the spread of gang-related violence, Gangs: A Handbook for Community Awareness combines testimonial, dramatizations, and detailed information to help communities build foundations that support their youth and deter their affiliation with gang members.