Central America's gang violence and the rise of unaccompanied children in the U.S. /

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Imprint:New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]
©2015
Description:1 online resource.
Language:English
Series:Children's issues, laws and programs
Children's issues, laws and programs series.
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URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11239156
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Other authors / contributors:Toller, Cheryl A., editor.
ISBN:9781634636070
1634636074
9781634635868
Summary:Congress has maintained an interest in the effects of gang violence in Central America, and on the expanding activities of transnational gangs with ties to that region operating in the United States. Since FY2008, Congress has appropriated significant amounts of funding for anti-gang efforts in Central America, as well as domestic anti-gang programs. This book examines the U.S.- funded international anti-gang efforts and describes the gang problem in Central America; discusses country approaches to deal with the gangs; and analyzes U.S. policy with respect to gangs in Central America. The book.
Other form:Print version: Toller, Cheryl A. Central America's Gang Violence and the Rise of Unaccompanied Children in the U.S. Hauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ©2014 9781634635868

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