Mano Dura
Subtitle: The Politics of Gang Control in el Salvador
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781477311660
Subjects: Non-governmental organizations; El salvador, politics and government; El salvador, social conditions
Description: Examines the ways in which the ruling ARENA party in El Salvador used gang violence to solidify political power in the hands of the elite culminating in draconian "iron fist" antigang policiers that undermine human rights while ultimately doing little good to address the roots of gang membership. --From publisher description.