Mara forever? Factors associated with gang disengagement in El Salvador

José Miguel Cruz and Jonathan D. Rosen

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2020, vol. 69, issue C

Abstract: This study examines the factors associated with intentions to leave a gang in a context controlled by some of the most violent and structured street gangs in the Americas. It contends that group interactions better explain intentions to leave a gang in a place like El Salvador than life-course events.

Keywords: Desistance; El Salvador; Gang disengagement; MS-13; Role transitions; Social learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2020.101705

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