Youth violence in Latin America: gangs and juvenile justice in perspective

This volume provides a systematic overview of the contemporary Latin Americanyouth violence phenomenon. The authors focus specifically on youth gangs, juvenile justice issues, and applied research concerns, providing a rounded and balanced exploration of this increasingly important topic. INDICE: Preface: Wagner's testimony - Youth Violence in Latin America: an overview and agenda for research; D.Rodgers G.A.Jones - Living in the Shadow of Death: Gangs, Violence, and Social Order in Nicaragua, 1996-2002; D.Rodgers - Security at Stake: Dealing with Violence and Public (In)security in a Popular Neighborhood in Guadalajara, Mexico; M.Sonnevelt - Good Times and Bad Blood:Violence, Solidarity and Social Organization on Dominican Streets; J.Wolseth - 'Gaining Respect': The Logic of Violence among Young Men in the Barrios of Caracas, Venezuela; V.Zubillaga - Piloting Experimental Methods in Youth Gang Research: A Camping Expedition with Rival Manchas in Ayacucho, Peru; C.Strocka - The Dilemmas of Politically Sensitive Medicalized Approaches to Reducing Youth Violence in Pelotas, Brazil; D.Béhague - Understanding the Logic of Nicaraguan Juvenile Justice; J.L.R.Gómez - Deadly Symbiosis? The PCC, the State, and the Institutionalization of violence in São Paulo, Brazil; G.Denyer Willis - Mean Streets: Youth, Violence and Daily Life in Mexico City; H.C.Berthier G.A.Jones - Policing Youth in Latin America; M.Ungar -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-60056-0
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 272
• Fecha Publicación: 17/03/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés