Maras [electronic resource] : gang violence and security in Central America / edited by Thomas Bruneau, Luc�ia Dammert, and Elizabeth Skinner.
Publication details: Austin : University of Texas Press, c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: vii, 308 pISBN:- 9780292729285 (pbk. alk. paper)
- 9780292728608
- 9780292735347 (e-book)
- 364.106/609728 23
- HV6439.C35 M367 2011eb
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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.
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