the lives of Mona Ruiz Ruiz, Mona creator author. Boucher, Geoff author. text biography Electronic books. txu 2005 1997 monographic eng 1 online resource. 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. by Mona Ruiz with Geoff Boucher. n-us-ca Ruiz, Mona Policewomen California Santa Ana Biography Gangs California Santa Ana Biography Hispanic American women California Santa Ana Biography Law enforcement California Santa Ana HV8023.R85 ebook 363.2092 B Ruiz, Mona. Houston, Tex : Arte Público Press, 1997 (DLC) 97022173 (OCoLC)37037363 9781611924961 1611924960 https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliapublishing.com/a/40235/ https://login.zproxy.cun.edu.co/login?url=https://www.digitaliapublishing.com/a/40235/ DGITA 170307 DIGARTEP0262 eng