Maras [[electronic resource] ] : gang violence and security in Central America / / edited by Thomas Bruneau, Lucía Dammert, and Elizabeth Skinner

• Pubblicazione: Austin, : University of Texas Press, c2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.106/609728
• Soggetto topico: Gangs - Central America; Youth - Central America - Social conditions; Juvenile delinquency - Social aspects - Central America; Central Americans - United States
• Soggetto geografico: Central America Politics and government
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: BruneauThomas C DammertLucía SkinnerElizabeth
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Maras
• ISBN: 0-292-73534-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457716103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II