Conceptual and empirical obstacles in defining MS-13

Research Past and present gang scholarship is marked by debate as to the appropriate criteria for defining gangs and gang membership. Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, highlights some obstacles in conceptualizing gangs and operationalizing gang membership. Although MS-13 has generated attention in recent...

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Authors: Barak, Maya P. (Author) ; Maguire, Edward R. (Author) ; León, Kenneth Sebastian (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2020]
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2020, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 563-589
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Keywords:
MS-13
Mara Salvatrucha
Gangs
Policing