Bruneau, Thomas C. <br/><br/>
Maras :  Gang Violence and Security in Central America. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (320 pages) 
<br/><br/>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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780292735347 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gangs--Central America--Case studies.<br/>Youth--Central America--Social conditions.<br/>Juvenile delinquency--Social aspects--Central America.<br/>Central Americans--United States.<br/>Central America--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV6439 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.106/609728