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Maras

Additional authors: Bruneau, Thomas C. | Dammert, Luc�ia. | Skinner, Elizabeth. | ebrary, Inc.
Edition statement:1st ed. Published by : University of Texas Press, (Austin :) Physical details: vii, 308 p.
Subject(s): Gangs -- Central America -- Case studies. | Youth -- Central America -- Social conditions. | Juvenile delinquency -- Social aspects -- Central America. | Central Americans -- United States. | Central America -- Politics and government. | Electronic books.
Year: 2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Case studies -- The origins of Southern California Latino gangs / Al Valdez -- Street gangs of El Salvador / Sonja Wolf -- Street gangs of Guatemala / Elin Cecilie Ranum -- Street gangs of Honduras / Joanna Mateo -- Street gangs of Nicaragua / Jos Luis Rocha (translated from the Spanish by Michael Solis) -- Responses to gang violence -- State power and Central American Maras : a cross-national comparison / Enrique Desmond Arias -- Government responses and the dark side of gang : suppression in Central America / Jos Miguel Cruz -- Elite membership and sexualized violence among Central American gangs / Mauricio Rubio (translated from the Spanish by Michael Solis) -- The use of intelligence to combat Maras / Clifford Gyves -- The impact of U.S. anti-gang policies in Central America : quo vadis? / Florina Cristiana Matei -- Conclusion : the dilemma of fighting gangs in new democracies / Thomas Bruneau and Luca Dammert.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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