LEADER 04519nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910826978003321 005 20230126202603.0 010 $a0-292-73534-0 024 7 $a10.7560/728608 035 $a(CKB)2550000000073646 035 $a(EBL)3443579 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000606508 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11405919 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000606508 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10582553 035 $a(PQKB)10190951 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443579 035 $a(OCoLC)774027572 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse592 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443579 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10519730 035 $a(DE-B1597)587400 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292735347 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000073646 100 $a20110616d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMaras$b[electronic resource] $egang violence and security in Central America /$fedited by Thomas Bruneau, Luci?a Dammert, and Elizabeth Skinner 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (320 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-292-72860-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCase 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. 330 $aSensational 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. 606 $aGangs$zCentral America$vCase studies 606 $aYouth$zCentral America$xSocial conditions 606 $aJuvenile delinquency$xSocial aspects$zCentral America 606 $aCentral Americans$zUnited States 607 $aCentral America$xPolitics and government 615 0$aGangs 615 0$aYouth$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aJuvenile delinquency$xSocial aspects 615 0$aCentral Americans 676 $a364.106/609728 700 $aBruneau$b Thomas C., $4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01085473 701 $aBruneau$b Thomas C$01085473 701 $aDammert$b Luci?a$0858409 701 $aSkinner$b Elizabeth$01723714 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826978003321 996 $aMaras$94125195 997 $aUNINA