In the last five years, Britain's criminal gangs have changed. Their members are younger than ever before, with children as young as six joining them. The shooting of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Liverpool in summer 2007 threw the issue into the media spotlight. Since then, it seems not a week goes by without another headline story of a teenage knife or gun victim. This book is the first full-length study of Britain's new gang culture, centred on the words of those whose voices are rarely aired in the mainstream media: the kids themselves. John Heale has talked to dozens of gang members from high-ranking to low, and every chapter will be based on first-hand testimonies of their day-to-day reality. Additional contributions from psychologists, academics and the police provide the most comprehensive analysis of what gang life is doing both to society and to the individuals most directly affected. With a strong narrative that travels the country, One Blood reveals what life is like for those who belong to a gang. It investigates how the authorities are attempting to combat the problem, and examines the social evils of which gang life is a symptom, not a cause. This explosive book will be an abiding portrait of an unfortunate section of British society, how it ended up this way, and what can be done to eradicate the problem.