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Gang Leader for a Day

gangcover.jpgSudhir Venkatesh, a sociologist, left the ivory tower and infiltrated a drug gang in Chicago to study how that world works. He befriended the leader of the Black Kings, and the leader let Venkatesh run things for a day. Story and excerpt at NPR.

Posted on Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 11:11AM by Registered CommenterJon Sealy in | CommentsPost a Comment

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