Youth gangs are far from a new phenomenon in Guatemala: observers have reported gangs
there since the 1950s. 1 It is the gangs that appeared in some areas of the capital in the …

The presence of gangs in Nicaragua is not a new or unique phenomenon. Groups of
adolescents involved in activities tied to delinquency can be traced back to at least the …

In recent decades, youth street gangs have captured the attention of the media both inside
and outside the region. Particularly in the northern Central American countries of …

Over the past two decades, Latin America has experienced an unprecedented growth in
violence and crime, which has been largely attributed to the emergence and proliferation of …

In the past year, there has been increasing attention by the press and policymakers on the
effects of crime and gang violence in Central America, and its spillover effects on the United …

Youth gangs have become a tricky subject for sociologists and anthro-pologists now that we
define our research in terms of solidarity with the oppressed. Gang youth certainly are …

El Salvador's gang landscape, dominated by Mara Salvatrucha (MS) and Calle Dieciocho
(the 18th Street Gang, or simply “18th Street”), has grown increasingly complex in recent …

Youth gangs have become a tricky subject for sociologists and anthro-pologists now that we
define our research in terms of solidarity with the oppressed. Gang youth certainly are …

The Children of War Street Gangs in El Salvador Page 1 REPORT ON YOUTH The Children of
War Street Gangs in El Salvador BY DONNA DECESARE Edgar Bolafios, a member of the Los …

Contemporary Mexican American Youth Gangs 13 activity. Categories include social gangs
that are extensions of delinquent peer groups formed in ethnic communities, such as the …