This paper aims to contribute to our understanding of the feasibility and effectiveness of
development interventions in situations of chronic violence, paying particular attention to the …

Gangs' ability to exert territorial control in El Salvador is changing the social dynamics in
marginal communities, and Pentecostal churches are one of a few remaining social …

This study analyses how the Salvadoran government neglected its responsibilities to
communities during the gang truce process, resorting to short-term, non-transparent, anti …

Gang violence is a complex phenomenon that requires comprehensive solutions. While
many people instinctively view gang violence as solely a police or a criminal justice …

Can a member of a Salvadoran youth gang, locally known as “maras,” leave the gang and
start a new life away from crime and violence? To answer this question, the Kimberly Green …

Among the hypotheses advanced to explain crime and gang-related violence in the
Caribbean are urban drift, economic instability, including high unemployment, inequality in …

In recent years, extreme levels of violence and delinquency in the Northern Triangle of the
Central America isthmus have captured international concern. El Salvador, Guatemala, and …

Extant research has analysed the impact of security policies, truces and informal
agreements on both the dynamics and traits of organized violence in El Salvador. However …

The phenomenon of gangs in El Salvador and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
has already been researched, but a comparative study of gangs and gang policies is …

Out of a personal conviction that having been surrounded by crime and violence for many
years was abnormal, this study was born out of a desire for the researcher to understand …