Social control and the gang: lessons from the legalization of street gangs in Ecuador

In 2008, the Ecuadorian Government launched a policy to increase public safety as part of its "Citizens’ Revolution" (La Revolución Ciudadana). An innovative aspect of this policy was the legalization of the country’s largest street gangs. During the years 2016-2017, we conducted ethnograp...

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Authors: Brotherton, David (Author) ; Gude, Rafael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Critical criminology
Year: 2021, Volume: 29, Issue: 4, Pages: 931-955
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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