Maras by Bruneau, Thomas; Dammert, Lucía; Skinner, Elizabeth;

Gang Violence and Security in Central America

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Kiadó University of Texas Press
Megjelenés dátuma 2011. december 1.

ISBN 9780292728608
Kötéstípus Keménykötés
Terjedelem319 oldal
Méret 229x153x26 mm
Súly 567 g
Nyelv angol
Illusztrációk 1 figure, 7 charts, 7 tables

Kategóriák

Amerika történelme Kriminológia

Hosszú leírás:

Sensational headlines have publicized the drug trafficking, brutal violence, and other organized crime elements associated with Central America's mara gangs, but there have been few clear-eyed analyses of the history, hierarchies, and future of the mara phenomenon. The first book to look specifically at the Central American gang problem by drawing on the perspectives of researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds, Maras: Gang Violence and Security in Central America provides much-needed insight.

These essays trace the development of the gangs, from Mara Salvatrucha to the 18th Street Gang, in Los Angeles and their spread to El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua as the result of members' deportation to Central America; there, they account for high homicide rates and threaten the democratic stability of the region. With expertise in areas ranging from political science to law enforcement and human rights, the contributors also explore the spread of mara violence in the United States. Their findings comprise a complete documentation that spans sexualized violence, case studies of individual gangs, economic factors, varied responses to gang violence, the use of intelligence gathering, the limits of state power, and the role of policy makers.

Raising crucial questions for a wide readership, these essays are sure to spark productive international dialogues.

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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