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Maras : Gang Violence and Security in Central America.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (320 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780292735347
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: MarasDDC classification:
  • 364.106/609728
LOC classification:
  • HV6439
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction (Thomas Bruneau) -- PART I. CASE STUDIES -- 1. The Origins of Southern California Latino Gangs (Al Valdez) -- 2. Street Gangs of El Salvador (Sonja Wolf) -- 3. Street Gangs of Guatemala (Elin Cecilie Ranum) -- 4. Street Gangs of Honduras (Joanna Mateo) -- 5. Street Gangs of Nicaragua (José Luis Rocha, translated from the Spanish by Michael Solis) -- PART II. RESPONSES TO GANG VIOLENCE -- 6. State Power and Central American Maras: A Cross-national Comparison (Enrique Desmond Arias) -- 7. Government Responses and the Dark Side of Gang Suppression in Central America (José Miguel Cruz) -- 8. Elite Membership and Sexualized Violence among Central American Gangs (Mauricio Rubio, translated from the Spanish by Michael Solis) -- 9. The Use of Intelligence to Combat Maras (Clifford Gyves) -- 10. 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 Lucía Dammert) -- Notes -- Glossary -- List of Acronyms -- Bibliography -- About the Contributors -- Index.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction (Thomas Bruneau) -- PART I. CASE STUDIES -- 1. The Origins of Southern California Latino Gangs (Al Valdez) -- 2. Street Gangs of El Salvador (Sonja Wolf) -- 3. Street Gangs of Guatemala (Elin Cecilie Ranum) -- 4. Street Gangs of Honduras (Joanna Mateo) -- 5. Street Gangs of Nicaragua (José Luis Rocha, translated from the Spanish by Michael Solis) -- PART II. RESPONSES TO GANG VIOLENCE -- 6. State Power and Central American Maras: A Cross-national Comparison (Enrique Desmond Arias) -- 7. Government Responses and the Dark Side of Gang Suppression in Central America (José Miguel Cruz) -- 8. Elite Membership and Sexualized Violence among Central American Gangs (Mauricio Rubio, translated from the Spanish by Michael Solis) -- 9. The Use of Intelligence to Combat Maras (Clifford Gyves) -- 10. 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 Lucía Dammert) -- Notes -- Glossary -- List of Acronyms -- Bibliography -- About the Contributors -- Index.

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