Título: Maras. Gang Violence and Security in Central America


Autor: Thomas Bruneau, Lucía Dammert, and Elizabeth Skinner
Editorial: University of Texas Press
Año: Diciembre de 2011
Idioma: Inglés



Maras. Gang Violence and Security in Central America


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Acknowledgments

Introduction (Thomas Bruneau)

Part I. Case Studies

Chapter 1. The Origins of Southern California Latino Gangs (Al Valdez)
Chapter 2. Street Gangs of El Salvador (Sonja Wolf)
Chapter 3. Street Gangs of Guatemala (Elin Cecilie Ranum)
Chapter 4. Street Gangs of Honduras (Joanna Mateo)
Chapter 5. Street Gangs of Nicaragua (José Luis Rocha (translated from the Spanish by Michael Solis))

Part II. Responses to Gang Violence

Chapter 6. State Power and Central American Maras: A Cross-national Comparison (Enrique Desmond Arias)
Chapter 7. Government Responses and the Dark Side of Gang Suppression in Central America (José Miguel Cruz)
Chapter 8. Elite Membership and Sexualized Violence among Central American Gangs (Mauricio Rubio (translated from the Spanish by Michael Solis))
Chapter 9. The Use of Intelligence to Combat Maras (Clifford Gyves)
Chapter 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