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Thomas C. Bruneau - Maras: Gang Violence and Security in Central America - 9780292729285 - V9780292729285
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Maras: Gang Violence and Security in Central America

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Description for Maras: Gang Violence and Security in Central America Paperback. Eleven experts provide a complete, objective assessment of mara gang violence in Central America Num Pages: 332 pages, 1 figure, 7 charts, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; JFFE; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.

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.

Product Details

Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
332
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
319
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292729285
SKU
V9780292729285
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About Thomas C. Bruneau
Thomas C. Bruneau is Distinguished Professor of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School. Lucía Dammert is Executive Director of the Global Consortium on Security Transformation. Elizabeth Skinner is the think tank coordinator at NATO's Allied Command Transformation.

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