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ONLINE

1st ed.

Austin : University of Texas Press, c2011

1 online resource (vii, 308 p.)

ISBN 9780292735347 (electronic bk.)

ISBN 9780292728608

ISBN 9780292729285 (pbk. alk. paper)

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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries

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