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Gang Strategies in the Northern Triangle
Coerced Criminality as a Form of Human Trafficking
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2022
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Gang Strategies in the Northern Triangle: Coerced Criminality as a Form of Human Trafficking argues for a more robust understanding of the issues, dynamics, and contextual factors of human trafficking. Relying on the definition as established by the Palermo Protocol more than two decades ago, this book takes a hard look at the strategies and results of gang “recruitment” in the Northern Triangle countries as a particular and understudied form of human trafficking—gang trafficking. It offers a lens through which to evaluate the actions of gangs, specifically MS13 and Barrio 18, as they use methods of coercion to force the compliance of youths as de facto gang slaves. By elaborating on this dynamic, and on the risks associated with anti-gang policies and harsh law enforcement practices, Gang Strategies in the Northern Triangle unravels the underlying victimization, exploitation, and criminalization of youths in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador. The book maintains that the crimes of gang violence and the crimes of human trafficking intertwine and intersect to perpetuate an environment of trauma, exploitation, and hopelessness that leaves thousands with no options, as refugees, conscripted into gangs, incarcerated for crimes they were forced to commit, or dead.
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Copyright year
2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-0979-1
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-0980-7
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
198
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List of Figures No access
Preface No access
Acknowledgements No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 16
The Traditional Model of Human Trafficking No access Pages 17 - 34
Gang Power No access Pages 35 - 58
A Non-Traditional Model of Human Trafficking vis-à-vis Gang Recruitment No access Pages 59 - 86
Non-Traditional Victimization No access Pages 87 - 106
Northern Triangle Case Studies No access Pages 107 - 140
