TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ruiz,Mona
AU  - Boucher,Geoff
TI  - Two badges: the lives of Mona Ruiz 
SN  - 9781611924961
AV  - HV8023.R85 ebook 
U1  - 363.2092B 
PY  - 2005///]
CY  - Houston, Texas
PB  - Arte Público Press
KW  - Ruiz, Mona.
KW  - Policewomen
KW  - California
KW  - Santa Ana
KW  - Biography
KW  - Gangs
KW  - Hispanic American women
KW  - Law enforcement
KW  - Electronic books
N2  - With this autobiography, Mona Ruiz and co-author Geoff Boucher spin a tale of one woman's private war to escape the tentacles of the street gangs that have carved her barrio into turfs where one misstep leads to violence. This page-turner charts the map of Ruiz's journey toward self-identity, tracing the tortuous path of her life - a life in which Ruiz assumed contradicting roles: gang chola, high school drop-out, disowned daughter, battered wife, welfare mother, student, policewoman and finally success story. At each step in the journey, Ruiz faced violence, ridicule and skepticism. She nevertheless prevailed in exchanging her badge of social defiance for one of protection of her community
UR  - httpss://www.digitaliapublishing.com/a/40235/
ER  -