El Salvador: A Far Cry from Peace

ABSTRACT El Salvador continues to struggle with elevated levels of criminal violence perpetrated by street gangs, drug trafficking organizations, members of the security forces, and other criminal groups. The Attorney General's Office and courts have taken some positive steps towards tackling i...

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Autor principal: Allison,Michael E.
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Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Ciencia Política 2017
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-090X20170002004492017-10-20El Salvador: A Far Cry from PeaceAllison,Michael E. violence abortion corruption transitional justice United States ABSTRACT El Salvador continues to struggle with elevated levels of criminal violence perpetrated by street gangs, drug trafficking organizations, members of the security forces, and other criminal groups. The Attorney General's Office and courts have taken some positive steps towards tackling impunity for current and civil war-era crimes. However, a history of corruption and favoritism within those institutions continues to undermine citizens' faith in the legitimacy of their actions. Finally, El Salvador confronts a challenging road ahead characterized by uncertainty over the implications of an overturned amnesty law, low rates of economic growth, and a new U.S. president in the White House.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Ciencia PolíticaRevista de ciencia política (Santiago) v.37 n.2 20172017-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-090X2017000200449en10.4067/s0718-090x2017000200449
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Allison,Michael E.
El Salvador: A Far Cry from Peace
description ABSTRACT El Salvador continues to struggle with elevated levels of criminal violence perpetrated by street gangs, drug trafficking organizations, members of the security forces, and other criminal groups. The Attorney General's Office and courts have taken some positive steps towards tackling impunity for current and civil war-era crimes. However, a history of corruption and favoritism within those institutions continues to undermine citizens' faith in the legitimacy of their actions. Finally, El Salvador confronts a challenging road ahead characterized by uncertainty over the implications of an overturned amnesty law, low rates of economic growth, and a new U.S. president in the White House.
author Allison,Michael E.
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title El Salvador: A Far Cry from Peace
title_short El Salvador: A Far Cry from Peace
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publisher Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Instituto de Ciencia Política
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