Maras and youth gangs: two different worlds

 Revista CIDOB d'afers internacionals, núm. 81

There is an erroneous tendency to link the phenomenon of the maras in Central America, Mexico and United States with that of Latin American youth gangs in Europe and, specifically, in Spain and Catalonia. In fact, they do not have many points in common. In May 2007, the CIDOB Foundation organised a seminar to tackle the issue - the antecedents and reasons for the two realities, their current situations and future prospects. The seminar was attended by experts from both sides of the Atlantic, and the results of the debate are presented in this issue of the CIDOB Journal Afers Internacionals.

268 pp.

ISSN: 1133-6595 (print edition) / ISSN: 2013-035X (online edition)

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