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- ↑ Beiser, Vince (September 11, 2012), "Gangster Anthropologist: Jorja Leap / Youth violence researcher / University of California, Los Angeles", Pacific Standard
- ↑ Herold, Ann (October 1, 2011), "The Action Heroes", Los Angeles Magazine
- ↑ Jorja Leap, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, retrieved 2018-02-25
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- ↑ "Jorja Leap: How to succeed in leaving gang life", The Optimists, University of California, Los Angeles, retrieved 2018-02-25
- ↑ See Leap's UCLA profile for Leap's connection to this book. Review of No One Knows Their Names:
- De Brigard, Emilie (September 1995), "Hollywood: Mecca of the Movies/No One Knows Their Names: Screenwriters in Hollywood", Visual Anthropology Review, 11 (2): 112–113, doi:10.1525/var.1995.11.2.112
- ↑ Reviews of Jumped In: What Gangs Taught Me About Violence, Drugs, Love, and Redemption:
- "Jumped In", Publishers Weekly
- "Jumped In", Kirkus Reviews , March 6, 2012
- Inderbitzin, Michelle (March 2013), "Jumped In", The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, p. 60
- Schichenmeyer, Terri (June 20, 2012), "Jumped In", Our Weekly
- ↑ Reviews of Project Fatherhood: A Story of Courage and Healing in One of America's Toughest Communities:
- "Project Fatherhood", Publishers Weekly
- "Project Fatherhood", Kirkus Reviews , June 9, 2015
- Lindemeier, Bob (July 2016), "Project Fatherhood", The Champion, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, p. 61
- Anderson, Tre'vell (June 11, 2015), "Jorja Leap sheds light on Watts' black fathers in 'Project Fatherhood'", Los Angeles Times