Publication

Oct 2008

Gang violence is a major problem in Central America, especially in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. Youth gangs, maras, engage in extortion, robbery, theft, drug and weapons trafficking, bribery, rape and contract and random killings. What seems to be a security problem at first implies various social dimensions.

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Author Stine Klapper
Series ISN Special Issues
Publisher International Relations and Security Network (ISN)
Copyright © 2008 International Relations and Security Network, Center for Security Studies (CSS), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich)
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