Autor/-in: Justin Rollins

Justin Rollins grew-up on the streets of south London and was at one-time a leader of a graffiti gang. Ten years ago following publication of his acclaimed The Lost Boyz: The Dark Side of Graffiti (Waterside Press, 2011) he found himself a 'go to' expert and speaker on gang and knife crime, including at colleges and universities where that book became a key text for criminology students and others. Having served time for violence in his youth, he now works to encourage young people stay away from street crime, gangs, drugs and criminal activity. His struggle to overcome long-standing mental health issues (that affected his offending especially) is the subject of this new book.