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Discover gang colors, symbols, territories and more revisit the dark past of chicagos most gangster hoods. The book that many call the bible on gangs in america today. Jeff fort born february 20, 1947 is a former chicago gang leader, cofounder of the black p. Most accurate chicago gangs map w all the current chicago gangs. Jun 12, 2018 the chicago crime commission says its the most comprehensive study of chicago street gangsever. I also gathered stories of gang wars from newspapers and books and academics who have worked directly with chicagos gangs for decades. For the first time in six years, the chicago crime commission has published a new edition of its gang book. Eight members of body snatchers gang charged streetgangs. The chicago crime commission says its the most comprehensive study of chicago street gangsever. Sudhir venkatesh, am92, phd97, stands on a weedpunctuated sidewalk, arms crossed, one side of his leather jackets collar flipped up, a pinkie ring just visible on his left hand. It includes detailed gang profiles and maps, an explanation of the role of social media in gang. The phrase smile now, cry later refers to a kind of street philosophy that speaks to the underlying idea that a gangbanger should enjoy the gangster lifestyle of women, drugs, money, and power now, while he can, because the other shoe will drop soon enough and it will be time to cry in jail or in the grave.