Ross Kemp Gangs, My encounters with the hardest men on the streets, from Rio to Moscow
You've found Ross Kemp's investigations into gangs the world over insightful and compelling viewing - now you can buy the book and read more detailed accounts in - Ross Kemp Gangs, My encounters with the hardest men on the streets, from Rio to Moscow.
The Ross Kemp Gangs book explores his close encounters with society's underbelly and the several near-death experiences he endures, including being shot at in Rio de Janeiro and set fire to in Russia.
Ross does not glamorize nor judge the people he meets, Kemp infiltrates these secret organisations that lay down their law, whether they are Californian neo Nazi skinheads or Maori gang members in New Zealand, by tracking them down, befriending them and gaining their trust. When Ross tries to enter the heart of an intimidating and blood thirsty prison that holds over 1000 violent gang members he discovers that there are no wardens inside, the prisoners are so powerful that they control the prison and it's them who have granted Ross permission to enter and he is completely at their mercy.
The result is a nail biting exploration of what makes the world's most violent gangs tick, and what is being done to control them.
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Ross Kemp Gangs, My encounters with the hardest men on the streets, from Rio to Moscow is published September 2007 by Michael Joseph/Penguin.
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