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Wheelchair Warrior: Gangs, Disability and Basketball » (New Edition)

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Authors: Melvin Juette, Ronald J. Berger
ISBN-13: 9781592134755, ISBN-10: 1592134750
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Temple University Press
Date Published: March 2009
Edition: New Edition

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Author Biography: Melvin Juette

Melvin Juette is Community Service Coordinator of the Deferred Prosecution Unit of the Dane County District Attorney's Office in Madison, Wisconsin.

 

Ronald J. Berger is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

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Table of Contents

Preface     ix
Introduction   Ronald J. Berger     1
Beginnings
Roots     21
In the Company of Peers     34
Gangs     46
The Shooting     57
Transitions
Road to Recovery     69
Breaking Away     82
A Motley Crew     92
Resolutions
Fundamentally Sound     109
Lost and Found     126
The Best of All Victories     136
Conclusion   Ronald J. Berger     150
Notes     161
Index     177

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