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Miracle or mirage? : Gangs and plunging violence in El Salvador

International Crisis Group (Publisher)
The murder rate in El Salvador, once the world's highest, is falling fast. President Nayib Bukele attributes the good news to his harsh anti-gang crackdown, but other factors are likely also salient. The government should explore policing and socio-economic reforms to calm the country's streets

eBook, English, 2020
International Crisis Group, Brussels, Belgium, 2020