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Gangs, guns and bibles in Cape Town: what it takes to quit a life of violence and stay alive

By Dariusz Dziewanski, Honorary research affiliate, Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town

It isn’t easy to leave a gang, but some people do. Patrick and Emersons are two examples and both used the church to help guide them – and help them perform a new role on the streets.

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