How Gangs Work vs Violent Cases: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Violence, Organized crime
How Gangs Work
"In the wake of the 2011 UK riots and the British government's new American-style 'war on gangs', this book is the definitive account of 'how gangs work'. Based on two years of ethnographic fieldwork with gangs and…
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Violent Cases
"Before The Sandman, there was Violent Cases, the first teaming of multi award-winning writer Neil Gaiman and innovative artist Dave McKean. Now, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this seminal work, Violent Cases is…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Violent Cases is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for How Gangs Work.
- Violent Cases has the widest readership — 18 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| How Gangs Work | Violent Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 3.4 (18) |
Reception
| How Gangs Work | Violent Cases | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 18 |
| Editions | 4 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 350 |
| Pages | 225 | 48 |