The long arm of the gang: Disengagement under gang governance in Central America

Institutionalized gangs are youth groups that have developed the ability to persist, expand, and restructure organizationally around criminal activities and have imposed their norms and behavioral prescriptions on the communities where they operate. So how does a gang member manage to leave these gr...

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Main Author: Cruz, José Miguel (Author)
Contributors: Rosen, Jonathan D. ; Mizrahi, Yemile
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Criminology
Year: 2023, Volume: 61, Issue: 4, Pages: 929-956
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Keywords:
Central America
MS-13
criminal governance
criminal organizations
gang disengagement

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