Central America's gang violence and the rise of unaccompanied children in the U.S. / Cheryl A. Toller, editor.

CENTRAL AMERICA'S GANG VIOLENCE AND THE RISE OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IN THE U.S.; CENTRAL AMERICA'S GANG VIOLENCE AND THE RISE OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN IN THE U.S.; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: GANGS IN CENTRAL AMERICA; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; SCOPE OF THE GANG PROBLEM IN CENTRAL AMERICA; COUNTRY ANTI-GANG EFFORTS; U.S. POLICY; Chapter 2: UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDREN: AN OVERVIEW; SUMMARY; BACKGROUND; SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM; CURRENT POLICY; PROCESSING AND TREATMENT OF APPREHENDED UAC; ADMINISTRATIVE AND CONGRESSIONAL ACTION.

POLICY CHALLENGESChapter 3: UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN FROM CENTRAL AMERICA: FOREIGN POLICY CONSIDERATIONS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; U.S. POLICY IN CENTRAL AMERICA; BACKGROUND; POLICY CONSIDERATIONS; OUTLOOK; Chapter 4: ASYLUM AND GANG VIOLENCE: LEGAL OVERVIEW; SUMMARY; BASIS FOR ASYLUM IN INTERNATIONAL AND U.S. LAW; APPLICATION OF THE INA'S DEFINITION OF REFUGEE; BARS TO ASYLUM; Chapter 5: ASYLUM POLICIES FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN COMPARED WITH EXPEDITED REMOVAL POLICIES FOR UNAUTHORIZED ADULTS: IN BRIEF; SUMMARY; ASYLUM; TREATMENT OF UNAUTHORIZED ADULTS AND FAMILIES.

TREATMENT OF UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHILDRENPOLICY CONSIDERATIONS; Blank Page; INDEX.

Congress has maintained an interest in the effects of gang violence in Central America, and on the expanding activities of transnational gangs with ties to that region operating in the United States. Since FY2008, Congress has appropriated significant amounts of funding for anti-gang efforts in Central America, as well as domestic anti-gang programs. This book examines the U.S.- funded international anti-gang efforts and describes the gang problem in Central America; discusses country approaches to deal with the gangs; and analyzes U.S. policy with respect to gangs in Central America. The book.

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