The Children of War Street Gangs in El Salvador

Bibliographic Data

ID15009475
AuthorsDonna DeCesare (corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume32
Issue1
Pages21-29
Publication date1998-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueNACLA Report on the Americas (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1071-4839 • E-ISSN: 2471-2620
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10714839.1999.11725660
OpenAlexW2564146190
LanguageEN
Citations received16

For many young Salvadorans, gangs seem to offer it all-street protection, refuge from home, an alternative family and finacial security. Additional informationNotes on contributorsDonna DecesareDonna DeCesare is a freelance writer and photographer based in New York City She lived in El Salvador during the 1980s and has been documenting the lives of Salvadoran gang members in Los Angeles and El Salvador since 1993. In 1997-98 she investigated youth identities and gang violence in Central America and Haiti with the support of the Alicia Patterson Foundation

Criminology · Political science · Sociology · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · History

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