Translated material
Maras
The faces of the Latin-American O.P.G.
Many Latin American teenagers are looking for something that they are deprived of at home in the gang. Protection, friendship, attention, involvement in something significant. Most of these young people have dysfunctional families, and not necessarily material plan. Getting into the gang, they feel fascinated by the criminal aesthetics of the group and the way of life of the real “Latin king”. Beginners are forced to undergo tests for "strength". This can be participation in a brutal fight using cold weapons or just theft of a mobile phone from a stranger on the street. With their like -minded people from different countries, members of the group communicate via the Internet, and they have no language problems - everyone knows Spanish. Any member of the gang can ask for a business advice or help. Formally, all the young people included in Maras cannot be considered criminals. A significant part of them takes only the first steps towards real crime.
