| ID | 061388 |
| Title Proper | How the street gangs took Central America |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Arana, Ana |
| Publication | May-Jun 2005. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | For a decade, the United States has exported its gang problem, sending Central American-born criminals back to their homelands -- without warning local governments. The result has been an explosive rise of vicious, transnational gangs that now threaten the stability of the region's fragile democracies. As Washington fiddles, the gangs are growing, spreading north into Mexico and back to the United States. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affairs Vol. 84,No.3; May-Jun 2005: p 98-110 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs 2005-05 84, 3 |
| Key Words | Central America ; United States ; Violence |