"This book develops a novel approach to analyzing the intersectionality of gang criminality and human trafficking in the Northern Triangle of Central America. I

Contents: (1) Background on Violent Crime; (2) Scope of the Gang Problem: Defining Gangs; Transnational Gangs; Factors Exacerbating the Gang Problem; Poverty an

"Violent crime in Central America -- particularly in the "northern triangle" of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala -- is reaching breathtaking levels. Murder

High levels of crime and violence in Central America’s northern triangle are a major preoccupation of politicians, policy-makers and citizens. Public authorit

This report is one of several studies conducted by UNODC on organized crime threats around the world. These studies describe what is known about the mechanics o