Cut and paste your Journal directly onto the Journal page. DO NOT USE GOOGLE DOCS.
Chapter 4 of Gang Leader has the same title as the book, because finally, after 3 years of research, Sudhir has the chance to assume the duties of a gang leader. He had told JT that he thought his job was “easy”, and JT presents him with a challenge.
1. Describe Sudhir’s experience as “gang leader for a day”. Is it an easy job? Cite book quotes to prove your point.
2. Watch the YouTube video linked below. It’s a musical numbers from the 1960s movie “West Side Story”, which is about two rival gangs in the 1950s, the Jets (American whites) and the Sharks (Latino). (A remake of this classic movie will be introduced by Steven Spielberg this year, and there was a modernized version on Broadway ) Watch this video and listen to the words (or better yet, Google the lyrics to “Jet Song” – West Side Story), and talk about the sense of community that the Jets share, and the reasons they give for gang membership and activity.
3. and then compare that sense of community shown in West Side Story to the Black Kings (cite our book)
West Side Story – “Jet Song”

Search for lyrics, as well.
( You may not immediately recognize these gang members as such, since the clothing and hair styles were very different in the 1950s. What is timeless is WHY young males join gangs, and these videos will reveal that.)
4. Why do you think in the 1950s and earlier, some gangs were comprised of white Americans, whose ancestry was from European countries (Italy, Ireland, Poland), while in the time of Gang Leader (the 1980s-90s), and today, gangs are primarily African American and Latino? Think about what motivates young men to join gangs.
Chapter 5 and 6: We know from our Violence text, that violence and poverty are linked. Since our economy was considered pretty strong until the coronavirus (low unemployment and profitable stock market until very recently), we saw violence continue to decrease, although in certain cities across the country, gang violence has been a growing concern, along with drug use and the violence associated with it. Now, with a sudden, unexpected downturn in the economy, we are not sure what to expect in terms of violence.
Chicago is one of the “gang capitals” in our country, and we can trace the history of gang violence there through our readings of Gang Leader, to the present, by looking at modern-day gangs.
5. Compare the gang problem in the late 80s and early 90s from Gang Leader to the problem in modern day Chicago, as presented in the video below:
Meet Gang Members From Chicago’s West Side (HBO) – 11 minutes (Search YouTube with this title if link doesn’t work)

What solutions are presented by Ms. Bailey in Chapter 5 of Gang Leader, as compared to those presented in the video? Describe how the economy is mentioned in both sources. Cite details in the video and quotes and page numbers from the chapter reading.
5a. A major motive for building “the wall” is keeping out the notorious gang, MS-13. Conduct, identify and cite research that shows what percentage of immigration consists of gang members. In addition, quote from our Violence text page 223, (Chapter 7, under “Street Gang Violence”) on President Trump’s addressing of MS-13 in connection to the border wall.
6. Why does Sudhir decide that a focus on the women in the gang neighborhood is necessary to his study? (Gang Leader, Chapter 5) What does Ms. Bailey suggest Sudhir add to his study and why? Cite the reading with quotes and page numbers.
7. Though the unemployment rate within the Robert Taylor projects is officially 96% during the time of Sudhir’s study, there are actually many underground jobs performed by the project residents. Describe several of these jobs (Chapter 6), with quotes and page numbers.
8. Explain the relationship between poverty, stress and violence, as outlined on pages 46 – 48 of our Violence text (Chapter 2, under the heading “Stress and Violence”) Cite the reading with quotes and page numbers.
9. Search YouTube for the video below, about a Catholic priest’s solution to gang violence:
Nothing Stops a Bullet Like a Job
What is Father Boyle’s message, and does it make sense or is it naive? Mention details from the video.

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All the instructions are in the pdf attached + I will provide the data set with which we have to conduct this research assignment. I have also included a sample assignment from the previous year students, just to give you a notion have it should look like.