The Construction of the Maras

• Main Author: Antonia Does (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Graduate Institute Publications 2013
• Subjects: security; securitization theory; gangs; conflict security and peacebuilding; crime & violence
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

High levels of crime and violence in Central America's northern triangle are a major preoccupation of politicians, policy-makers and citizens. Public authorities in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala have sought repressive measures to increase public safety and to contain such violence, for wh...