Rayford L. Johnson has been a Correctional Counselor for the Department of Corrections the past 12 years and a photojournalist for the Sacramento Observer Newspaper for 22 years and various other publications. Johnson, a licensed minister, felt compelled to write this book 8 years ago after noticing the sudden rapid growth of the thug culture.
Johnson is also a writer and on-line counselor for the national website gangstyle.com.

