Tupac est la preuve que le fait d'être jeune, en marge de la société et noir ne signifie pas forcément être impuissant.
- Honorary research affiliate, Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town
Tupac is proof that being young, marginal and Black does not necessarily mean being powerless.
It isn’t easy to leave a gang, but some people do. Patrick and Emersons are two examples and both used the church to help guide them – and help them perform a new role on the streets.
More than being the social problem they are often made out to be, gangs are an indication of larger problems present in their societies.
Hard as it is, some gangsters do leave gangs. A new book, based on a 5-year study, tracks the lives of 24 former gang members.
A study shows that some Cape Town gangsters choose to stand alone, preferring their independence to taking orders from a gang boss.
Even after becoming an ‘ex’, former gang members must still negotiate gang associations and activities in the communities they remain in.
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