Territories of Violence : State, Marginal Youth, and Public Security in Honduras

This book examines the persistence of social violence and public insecurity in Honduras. Using a spatial perspective, the author looks at the Honduran state's security polices - known as Mano Dura - and the challenges authorities face. She points to the state's historical difficulty producing and ordering political territory and space. Territories of Violence examines the persistence of social violence and public insecurity in contemporary Honduras. Using a spatial perspective, the author looks at the Honduran state's security polices - known as Mano Dura - and the challenges authorities face in decreasing violence, delinquency, and crime in marginal neighborhoods, which are controlled by the maras, Mara Salvatrucha and the 18th Street Gang, and certain regions, due to the presence of organized crime. She argues that security policies fail not only because of the weakness of Honduras' state institutions, but also because of the state's historical difficulty producing and ordering political territory and space, which has led to the emergence of territories of violence Territories Of Violence Examines The Persistence Of Social Violence And Public Insecurity In Contemporary Honduras. Using A Spatial Perspective, The Author Looks At The Honduran State's Security Polices - Known As Mano Dura - And The Challenges Authorities Face In Decreasing Violence, Delinquency, And Crime In Marginal Neighborhoods, Which Are Controlled By The Maras, Mara Salvatrucha And The 18th Street Gang, And Certain Regions, Due To The Presence Of Organized Crime. She Argues That Security Policies Fail Not Only Because Of The Weakness Of Honduras' State Institutions, But Also Because Of The State's Historical Difficulty Producing And Ordering Political Territory And Space, Which Has Led To The Emergence Of Territories Of Violence. State, Space And Territory -- Territorializing The State -- Violence And Crime -- Marginal Youth And The Maras -- Public Security And Policies -- Alternatives: Above And Below -- Geographies Of Violence. Lirio Gutiérrez Rivera. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 145-156) And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Introduction....Pages 1-18 State, Space, and Territory....Pages 19-31 Territorializing the State....Pages 33-46 Violence and Crime....Pages 47-62 Marginal Youth and the Maras....Pages 63-81 Public Security and Policies....Pages 83-95 Alternatives....Pages 97-111 Geographies of Violence....Pages 113-131 Epilogue....Pages 133-135 Back Matter....Pages 137-163