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Title Central America's gang violence and the rise of unaccompanied children in the U.S. / Cheryl A. Toller, editor
Published New York : Nova Publishers, [2014]
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Description 1 online resource
Series Children's issues, laws and programs
Children's issues, laws and programs series.
Contents 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
Summary 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
Subject Child welfare.
Unaccompanied refugee children.
Unaccompanied refugee children -- Legal status, laws, etc
Abandoned children -- Legal status, laws, etc.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
Abandoned children -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Child welfare
Unaccompanied refugee children
Form Electronic book
Author Toller, Cheryl A., editor
ISBN 9781634636070
1634636074