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Chavez Villegas, Cirenia; Butti, Elena – Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2020
The relation between being out of school and participating in criminal economies is widely documented in the literature on youth delinquency. However, the complex connection between these two phenomena has not yet been fully unpacked. This paper draws from two studies that we, the authors, conducted separately to explore the role educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Delinquency, Criminals, Crime
Larence, Eileen R. – US Government Accountability Office, 2010
Thousands of gang members in the United States belong to gangs such as MS-13 and 18th Street that are also active in Central American countries. Federal entities with responsibilities for addressing Central American gangs include the National Security Council (NSC); the Departments of Homeland Security (DHS), Justice (DOJ), and State; and the U.S.…
Descriptors: Criminals, Juvenile Gangs, Public Agencies, Federal Government