TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bruneau,Thomas C.
AU  - Arias,Enrique Desmond
AU  - Bruneau,Thomas
AU  - Cruz,José Miguel
AU  - Dammert,Lucía
AU  - Gyves,Clifford
AU  - Matei,Florina Cristiana
AU  - Mateo,Joanna
AU  - Ranum,Elin Cecilie
AU  - Rocha,José Luis
AU  - Rubio,Mauricio
AU  - Skinner,Elizabeth
AU  - Valdez,Al
AU  - Wolf,Sonja
TI  - Maras: Gang Violence and Security in Central America 
SN  - 9780292735347
AV  - HV6439.C35 M367 2011
U1  - 364.106609728 
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - Austin : 
PB  - University of Texas Press, 
KW  - Central Americans
KW  - United States
KW  - Gangs
KW  - Central America
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Juvenile delinquency
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Youth
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; Part I. Case Studies --; 1. The Origins of Southern California Latino Gangs --; 2. Street Gangs of El Salvador --; 3. Street Gangs of Guatemala --; 4. Street Gangs of Honduras --; 5. Street Gangs of Nicaragua --; Part II. Responses to Gang Violence --; 6. State Power and Central American Maras: A Cross- national Comparison --; 7. Government responses and the Dark Side of Gang Suppression in Central America --; 8. Elite Membership and Sexualized Violence among Central American Gangs --; 9. the Use of Intelligence to Combat Maras --; 10. the Impact of U.S. Anti- gang Policies in Central America: Quo Vadis? --; Conclusion: The Dilemma of Fighting Gangs in New Democracies --; Notes --; Glossary --; List of Acronyms --; Bibliography --; About the Contributors --; Index; restricted access
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.7560/728608
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780292735347
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780292735347/original
ER  -