02587nam a2200421 a 4500 ebr10519730 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110616s2011 txu sb 001 0 eng d 2011025249 9780292729285 (pbk. alk. paper) 9780292728608 9780292735347 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)774027572 nc----- n-us--- HV6439.C35 M367 2011eb 364.106/609728 23 Maras [electronic resource] : gang violence and security in Central America / edited by Thomas Bruneau, Luc�ia Dammert, and Elizabeth Skinner. 1st ed. Austin : University of Texas Press, c2011. vii, 308 p. 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. 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. local Bruneau, Thomas C. Dammert, Luc�ia. Skinner, Elizabeth. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10519730 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 141350 141350