Dare To Be Successful
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When John Barrett Hawkins was incarcerated at Donovan State Prison in San Diego, he participated in a delinquency intervention program named Convicts Reaching out to People (CROP), where teenagers are brought into the prison to hear inmates speak about their crimes, gangs, bullying, drugs, self-esteem and prison life. CROP was founded on the belief that the best way to reach teenagers who are getting into trouble is through storytelling. Each convict stands before the group and gives a personal testimony concerning the crimes they committed and the lessons learned. In The Dirty Nasty Truth, Hawkins brings this invaluable storytelling program to the general public. The book includes these chapters, among others:
• Hawkins’ involvement in a million-dollar insurance fraud that was directly responsible for the murder of an innocent man
• Life in prison – including riots, rapes, murders and other horror stories
• The Blockbuster Bandit’s story of armed robberies
• The story of a gang shootout that resulted in a double homicide
• The Deadly Love Triangle – is the tragic story of a prominent lawyer's encounter with a mysterious woman
• The Gentleman Bank Robber – a.k.a. Joe Jackson's Gateway drug story concerning a destructive cocaine addiction
• Tim Harris’ sordid tale about gangbanging teenage girls as part of a gang initiation ritual
• The Party Animal – is the story of a happy-go-lucky surfer kid whose drug addiction leads to murder
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