Combating Gangs

Download or read book Combating Gangs written by Eileen R. Larence and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thousands of gang members in the U.S. belong to gangs such as MS-13 and 18th Street that are also active in Central American countries. Fed. entities with responsibilities for addressing Central Amer. gangs include the NSC, DHS, Justice, State; and USAID. This report reviewed fed. efforts to combat transnational gangs. It addresses: (1) the extent to which the fed. gov¿t. has developed a strategy to combat these gangs; and (2) how fed. agencies have implemented the strategy and other programs to combat these gangs, coordinated their actions, and assessed their results. The report interviewed U.S. and foreign officials in El Salvador and Guatemala where U.S. agencies have implemented antigang programs. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand report.