The State Department declared Tren de Aragua a terrorist organization, and news reports say its members are wreaking havoc across the country. The reality is more nuanced.
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Rather than ‘offshoring’ criminals to the US, Venezuelan government policies have both consolidated gangs and created volatile pacts with them.
Grey walls, grey furniture and grey jumpsuits affect the psychology of prisoners. Research suggests simple, colourful solutions can make a positive difference.
Canada has grappled with similar firearms problems to New Zealand. In some areas it has made more progress, but even its backward steps provide valuable lessons.
The coordination and ideological rigor of The Order made them an outlier among white supremacist groups.
It isn’t easy to leave a gang, but some people do. Patrick and Emersons are two examples and both used the church to help guide them – and help them perform a new role on the streets.
Listen to The Conversation Weekly for an interview with gang expert Dennis Rodgers, and Gaz, a former gang leader from Sierra Leone.
What can we learn from the trajectories of those who have taken part in a gang? Can they ever get out? What do they tell us about the societies in which these gangs operate?
Known locally as “la Reina del Sur”, Soraya’s story shows how gender issues permeate the criminal activities of gangs and drug traffickers.
Danny, was a Glaswegian gang member. His past experiences mirrors in many ways the broader transformation of Glasgow over several decades.
Marwan has spent years as a gang member in apartheid-torn Cape Town.
Sharif was forced to live on the streets at 14 and became affiliated with criminal gangs as a means to survive. He and I discussed his childhood and how he overcame adversity, war and conflict.
The government says its new rules will deter people from joining gangs. But extending restrictions on gang insignia into people’s homes could be a step too far under the Bill of Rights.
Jennifer, now 41 years old, was the first female gang leader in Honduras, a country devastated by gang wars. Fifteen years after going straight, she tells her story.
International research suggests many anti-gang policies actually increase crime, rather than reduce it. These local experts could help us do better – if New Zealand’s politicians would listen.
The 16-volume royal commission report, to be made public tomorrow, will show beyond doubt how state policies and institutions have been guilty of enabling abuse. Change has to begin immediately.
Kenya’s William Ruto will meet President Joe Biden during a rare US state visit from an African leader − and one that comes as Haiti’s crisis spirals.
The armed gangs of Haiti have a very clear assessment of their power as movers and shakers of the country’s future.
Haiti will be able to emerge from the crisis it is in if it has a strong public administration and co-ordinated international aid from countries that respect human rights.
Ecuador is soon holding a referendum to decide whether to follow El Salvador’s controversial strategy to end drug trafficking.
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