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El Salvador'sPandilleros Calmados

The Challenges of Contesting Mano Dura through Peer Rehabilitation and Empowerment

Bibliographic Data

ID3175239
AuthorsSonja Wolf (0000-0002-6090-7830, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume31
Issue2
Pages190-205
Publication date2012-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBulletin of Latin American Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0261-3050 • E-ISSN: 1470-9856
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1470-9856.2011.00609.x
OpenAlexW2158828664
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited17

In 2003, the Government of El Salvador launchedPlan Mano Durato curb urban violence and homicides, most of which had been attributed to street gangs. Domestic non-governmental organisations (NGOs) criticised the measure for its repressive nature and the neglect of the wider policies for prevention and rehabilitation, and sought to promote the implementation of alternative gang control. Drawing on ethnographic research in Homies Unidos-El Salvador - founded and organised bypandilleros calmados(retired gang members) - the article considers how both the socio-political context and organisational characteristics shaped the agency's advocacy strategy and why its efforts remained largely ineffective

Agency (philosophy · Context (archaeology · Criminology · Empowerment · Ethnography · Geography · Government (linguistics · Neglect · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Public Administration · Sex work and related issues · Rehabilitation

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year0,43
Citation span2012 - 2026 (15)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6
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