Hoover Crips

Steven R. Cureton is associate professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Professor Cureton has published in the Journal of Gang Research, the Journal of Criminal Justice, the Journal of Black Studies, and African-American Research Perspectives. His work also appears in Ron Huff's Gangs in America III and Markowitz and Brown's The System in Black and White: Exploring the Connections between Race, Crime, and Justice.

Part 1 Preface Part 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 South Central's Crip and Hoover Phenomenon Chapter 4 Origins of the Crip Gang Chapter 5 Emergent Gangsterism Perspective (EGP) Chapter 6 Introducing Hoover's Original Gangsters Chapter 7 Oral History of Hoover Chapter 8 Hoover Crip Nostaliga: 1970 through 1980 Chapter 9 Contemporary Hoover: 1990 through 2005 Chapter 10 Hoover: Not Just a gang but a Way of Life Chapter 11 The Game: Gang Affliation, Gang Members, and Gang Bangers Chapter 12 Gang Joining Chapter 13 Reputation Building, Hustling, and Territorial Claims Chapter 14 Peace and War Chapter 15 When There Is Peace Chapter 16 When There Is War Chapter 17 Death Has Residency in the Ghetto Chapter 18 Now You Know Chapter 19 Gang Research Discovery Chapter 20 Where Are They Now? Chapter 21 Afterthoughts Part 22 Appendix Part 23 Limited Research on Black Gangs Part 24 Methodology Part 25 References