Pesetas, Calmados and Hermanos: Initiatives of Desistance, Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Gang Members in El Salvador
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https://doi.org/10.5377/ryr.v49i49.8061Keywords:
maras or gangs, former gang members, rehabilitation, reintegration, churches, public policies.Abstract
The objective of this paper is to approach the pathways of “desistance” of gang members in El Salvador, in order to show the general panorama of the existing options and describe their essential characteristics.
The methodology is based on the application of two research techniques: literature review and in-depth interviews. Important categories of analysis are exposed with respect to former gang members, such as those of “calmado”, “retirado” and “peseta”, each of which proposes different scenarios and perspectives.
In addition, the role of the Government, the role of civil society (including Catholic and Evangelical churches, especially Pentecostal churches), the participation of the private sector and certain mechanisms of the gangs themselves are explored.
Ultimately, throughout the study underlies a consideration on “identity”, as it concerns the construction, deconstruction and eventual reconstruction of the identity, on a personal and group level, of the members and ex-members of maras or gangs.
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