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Direct linkMaclure, Richard; Sotelo, Melvin – Journal of Youth Studies, 2004
In Nicaragua the rise of urban youth gangs has led the government to adopt a crime-control approach that focuses on containing adolescent violence. Yet efforts to foil youth gangs have been ineffectual, largely because the nature of gang membership is little understood. This article presents the results of a qualitative study of youth gang…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Juvenile Gangs, Urban Youth, Crime
