Maras : gang violence and security in Central America / edited by Thomas Bruneau, Lucía Dammert, and Elizabeth Skinner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bruneau, Thomas C.

Dammert, Lucía.

Skinner, Elizabeth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gangs--Central America--Case studies.

Gangs.

Youth--Central America--Social conditions.

Youth.

Juvenile delinquency--Social aspects--Central America.

Juvenile delinquency.

Juvenile delinquency--Social aspects.

Social conditions.

Central America--Politics and government.

Central America.

Politics and government.

Central Americans--United States.

Central Americans.

United States.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

viii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2011.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780292728608

0292728603

9780292729285

0292729286

9780292735347

0292735340

OCLC:

714734775