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Maras
  • Maras: Gang Violence and Security in Central America
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  • By Thomas Bruneau, Lucía Dammert, and Elizabeth Skinner
  • 2011
  • Published by: University of Texas Press

Table of Contents

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Introduction (Thomas Bruneau)
  2. pp. 1-19
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  1. PART I. CASE STUDIES
  1. 1. The Origins of Southern California Latino Gangs (Al Valdez)
  2. pp. 23-42
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  1. 2. Street Gangs of El Salvador (Sonja Wolf)
  2. pp. 43-69
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  1. 3. Street Gangs of Guatemala (Elin Cecilie Ranum)
  2. pp. 71-86
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  1. 4. Street Gangs of Honduras (Joanna Mateo)
  2. pp. 87-103
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  1. 5. Street Gangs of Nicaragua (José Luis Rocha, translated from the Spanish by Michael Solis)
  2. pp. 105-120
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  1. PART II. RESPONSES TO GANG VIOLENCE
  1. 6. State Power and Central American Maras: A Cross-national Comparison (Enrique Desmond Arias)
  2. pp. 123-136
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  1. 7. Government Responses and the Dark Side of Gang Suppression in Central America (José Miguel Cruz)
  2. pp. 137-157
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  1. 8. Elite Membership and Sexualized Violence among Central American Gangs (Mauricio Rubio, translated from the Spanish by Michael Solis)
  2. pp. 159-179
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  1. 9. The Use of Intelligence to Combat Maras (Clifford Gyves)
  2. pp. 181-196
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  1. 10. The Impact of U.S. Anti-gang Policies in Central America: Quo Vadis? (Florina Cristiana Matei)
  2. pp. 197-210
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  1. Conclusion: The Dilemma of Fighting Gangs in New Democracies (Thomas Bruneau and Lucía Dammert)
  2. pp. 211-217
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 219-258
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  1. Glossary
  2. pp. 259-260
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  1. List of Acronyms
  2. pp. 261-263
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 265-289
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  1. About the Contributors
  2. pp. 291-296
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 297-309
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