The present article describes and analyses youth criminality in the city of Rosario, Argentina,
between 2003 and 2006. Key actors' understandings of and responses to the conflict were …

The increase in juvenile violence in Argentina since the 1990s results from a combination of
economic and socio-structural change and the reinstatement of repressive traditions that …

Method The data for this study were collected by the first author during the period 1997–
2004. They were accumulated during two phases. Phase 1 took place from 1997 to 1998 …

Startled and still a little drowsy I look around me, and realize where I am. Despite the heat,
the bumping and the shaking, I dozed off in the 639 bus, which leaves from near the San …

The violence that erupted in Medellín in the late 1980s provoked a number of responses
from the state and numerous civil society organisations. The 1990s saw a boom in civil …

The article's objective is to explore different forms of articulation of fear of violence in
hegemonic contexts of public “security” discourses. Our theoretical framework is based on …

An issue of great importance in Latin America is what it means to become a youth, and more
specifically, a juvenile victim or perpetrator of violence in relation to the territory and overall …

Constructing youth citizenship in Montreal and Mexico City: Page 1 Constructing youth citizenship
in Montreal and Mexico City: The examples of youth-police relations in Saint-Michel and …

Among the host of ills afflicting Latin America today—from poverty to political instability—
youth has become the primary focus of both blame and concern. One of the most serious of …

The article analyzes the social construction of youth violence in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and
El Salvador on the one hand, and the related security policies of the three states, on the …