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GANG WARFARE: Violence and Poverty

On August 28^th federal agents and local police stormed into Chelsea, Somerville, and East Boston in search of suspected members of the infamous Salvadorian gang, the Mara Salvatrucha. The raid was in response to an escalating rise in violent crime in the area, which has mainly been attributed to gang related activity.

Locked into Violence: Gangs, Incarceration, and Racial Profiling

A recent report released by the Justice Policy Institute entitled Gang Wars: The Failure of Enforcement Tactics and the Need for Effective Public Safety Strategies has brought to light some interesting issues in regards to gangs and gang policy in the United States. The report concluded that many of the law enforcement and incarceration tactics aimed at reducing gang violence are actually exacerbating the problem of youth engagement in gangs.