Maras : gang violence and security in Central America / / edited by Thomas Bruneau, Lucia Dammert, and Elizabeth Skinner.
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Year of Publication: | 2011 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | vii, 308 p. |
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Table of 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.