A Columbia sociology professor has made an interesting claim after studying "Grand Theft Auto IV". Sudhir Venkatesh, who has written a book on gang life, says the realism in the video game, "actually offered a less sensational portrait of gangland and ghetto streets than the one put out by most cops, politicians, policymakers, and even academics."
Venkatesh, who wrote his review of the game for the newest issue of "Slate" actually spent time running with a gang from Chicago to help his research for the book. The article is quite interesting and worth a read.
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