Youth violence in Central America: discourses and policies

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 other. In each country, there is an idiosyncratic way of constructing youth violence and juvenile delinquency. Also,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peetz, Peter 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2011
In:In: Youth & Society 43(2011), 4, Seite 1459-1498
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Jugendlicher
Gewalt
Mittelamerika
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Innere Sicherheit
Sicherheitssektor
Kriminalität
Delinquenz
Verbrechensbekämpfung
Jugendpolitik
Öffentliche Meinung
Bewusstseinsbildung
Diskursanalyse