Mano Dura

Description:

Examines the ways in which the ruling ARENA party in El Salvador used gang violence to solidify political power in the hands of the elite culminating in draconian "iron fist" antigang policiers that undermine human rights while ultimately doing little good to address the roots of gang membership. --From publisher description.

subjects: Non-governmental organizations,  El salvador, politics and government,  El salvador, social conditions,  Gang prevention,  Government policy,  Politics and government,  Social conditions,  Social policy,  Bandenkriminalität,  Bekämpfung,  Innere Sicherheit,  Nichtstaatliche Organisation,  Prävention