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STOPPING GANGS BEFORE THEY START
Leading Authority on Gang Prevention Offers Guide to Parents, Teachers
BAKERSFIELD, Calif., August 2008 – Richard Ramos is not interested in finding out why some kids join gangs. He’d much rather focus on the reasons most kids don’t join gangs.
In his new book, Gang Prevention and Schools: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Teachers on How to Prevent Kids From Joining Gangs, Ramos stresses the difference between gang prevention and gang intervention – the latter of which has been tried for years with little success. Instead of focusing on the problems that gangs create, he turns his attention on the problems that create gangs.
Zeroing in on the crucial importance of the family, Ramos calls his gang prevention strategy “Parents on a Mission”. He wants parents to understand that their power to influence their children is greater than any outside force – whether at school or in the neighborhood. This hands-on guide empowers parents to raise happy, respectful, obedient children who are not looking to give their loyalty away to a second ‘family’ by joining a gang.
Ramos opens his book with statistics that support his claim that the majority of kids do not join gangs. He also offers evidence showing that conventional methods of gang intervention and law suppression strategies do not work. In Gang Prevention and Schools: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Teachers on How to Prevent Kids From Joining Gangs, Ramos presents a new community approach that is not only logical but is realistic in how it redefines the issue and refocuses communities on where to invest their time and resources.
“Thank you for highlighting the challenges Latino youth face and underscoring the vision, leadership and strong moral compass that parents can provide for their children.”
– First Lady Laura Bush
“I have been attending gang prevention/intervention seminars and presentations for 30 years. Richard’s ‘Parents on a Mission’ presentation is THE BEST I have ever heard or seen.”
– Rich Mendel, Director, Boys and Girls Club of Carpinteria, CA
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Richard R. Ramos is widely recognized throughout the United States as an expert on gang prevention. He is also one of the most sought-after Latino leadership speakers on progressive and effective community leadership. In March 2005, he was recognized as a national interfaith leader through his induction into Morehouse College’s Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel’s board of directors. Ramos was recognized by President George Bush for community leadership and service in 2007.
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Gang Prevention and Schools: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Teachers on How to Prevent Kids From Joining Gangs, by Richard R. Ramos. Copyright 2008.
Published by Richard R. Ramos, Inc.
Tel: 1-805-331-0902
ISBN-13: 978-0-9814714-0-2
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