So You Think You Know Me?
Waterside Press (Verlag)
978-1-904380-45-0 (ISBN)
Hence, a never-ending escalation of his violent activities, creating tensions for his family, friends and often dubious associates in the seaside town where he grew up. "So You Think You Know Me?" is infused with contradictions in which the Allan Weaver who commits sometimes unspeakable acts of mayhem and aggression is not the Allan Weaver telling the story from inside his own head: an often vulnerable, sensitive, articulate and (if somewhat crazily) balanced individual to whom his own actions never seem to make any sense beyond a misguided insistence on living up to his tough guy image and reputation. That there can be any tidy ending to this gritty true account of a life spent in residential homes, Borstal, prison and always at a respectful distance from the police and other authority figures is remarkable - as are his own comments on a present-day Criminal Justice System that he believes is still failing young people for reasons which are given in the book. It is essential reading for anyone involved with serious young offenders, especially those of a violent disposition.
As a local hard case, author Allan Weaver took no prisoners. Neither does he in this compelling work in which he tells of a life of violent episodes and chaotic early life.
1 An Education of Sorts-Uncle Jimmy Helps 2 First Offence to Hangman's Noose 3 Maw, Madness, Mayhem and Me 4 Painting Lesson, Screaming Colours of my Heart 5 Fearful to Feared: Violence Equals Respect 6 Sent Down-So Much for Jimmy Boyle! 7 Rage to Ritalin-Who is the System For? 8 A Sad Twist to the Beautiful Game 9 Does Anyone Have Boundaries?10 A Night at the Theatre (the Hospital Variety) 11 On the Rampage-Living Up to 'Type' 12 Juvenile Chain Gang to Barlinnie Prison 13 Dark Days, Rainy Nights: More Living Hell 14 High Maintenance Lifestyle and Reputation 15Out of Control or Just Plain Indifferent? 16The Best Interests of the Child 17 Wilful Deviance: Road Map for Borstal 18 Reformative Aims, Brutal Regime 19 Alternative Reality: Strangeways/Strange Days 20 Sins of the Children Visited On the Parents 21 Blood and Violence Within Prison Walls 22 Lone Wolf Surprised by His Reflection 23 Crossroads but no Signpost 24 Meeting My Beautiful Boy 25 Back to Barlinnie-Barricades Not Required 26 More than One of Everybody 27 Know Me Better Now? 202 Epilogue 211
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.6.2008 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | Mike Nellis, Fergus McNeill |
| Verlagsort | Winchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 223 mm |
| Gewicht | 310 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-904380-45-X / 190438045X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-904380-45-0 / 9781904380450 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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