Gang Violence In Honduras

This report provides information on Honduras which includes the geography, its society, and government conditions. It offers facts about Honduras’ natural resources and ethnic groups. In addition, the article examines its military and transnational issues including, international conflicts, refugees and drug trafficking. The article provides insight to what controls the economy of Honduras. This article will be useful for my final project because it offers background facts on the level of development.

There are many reasons why the poverty population in Honduras is exorbitant. These reasons can be explained in a macro, micro, and mezzo way. According to Gamble (2013), the practice of macro social work involves intervening in large systems to help clients (Gamble, 2013). Honduras has an extremely corrupt government. The country is as poor as it is violent. In the film, The Other Side of Immigration (2009), citizens were interviewed and asked about their feelings on their government. One man said that he does not trust his government. He also stated that he will not take part in any strikes against the government because he feels that it will do no good (Germano, 2009). Sadly, it is apparent that the majority of the population feel this way. How is a country supposed to flourish without the backing and the security of their own government?

The capital city of Honduras is Tegucigalpa also known by some people as “Tegus”. It is located in central Honduras, and as of 2001, its population is 765,675. One of the well known cities in Honduras is San Pedro Sula. It is in northwest Honduras and it is known as the crime capital of the world. In San Pedro Sula, an average total of three homicides are reported every single day! Another city in Honduras is La Ceiba. Located on the northern shore of Honduras, it is a port city and it is known as a very popular tourist attraction because of its beauty and diversity in activities. Another popular city is Choluteca, located in southern Honduras. It is widely known for the Choluteca river, which has the

Guatemala is a large Latin American country with only a population of 12,701,000. This country is sometimes misjudged because many people see it as a tourist destination, but sadly it is a very dangerous place to be. The capital of this beautiful Caribbean state, Guatemala City has a high crime rate. Many times the crimes committed are shootings and drug trafficking, but the crimes can be more than that. Most crimes are encouraged by the cartels that the government cannot control. (Guatemala Facts 1)

The purpose of this paper is to review and verify a recent study by Scott H. Decker of the University of Missouri – St. Louis, entitled Collective and Normative Features in Gang Violence (Decker & VanWinkle, 1996). The study will attempt to address why our local increase in gang violence has reached monumental heights causing an increase in gang members appearing your court.

Carlos finds the United States—and in particular Bay Minette—to be agreeable. Even though when he watches news reports there are occasional murders other violent crimes reported, he says it pales when compared to the crime and violence in Honduras. And to substantiate his claim, the State Department “continues to warn U.S. citizens that the level of crime and violence in Honduras remains critically high, although it has declined in the past two

The sociological analysis of gang membership explores the different types of effects that arise due to criminal involvement. Because of the social conflicts that are associated with gang membership, this paper will explore the different theories of social learning and both personal and control issues that relate to the recent surge in crime across Chicago. As we open the doors of a crime ridden society, the truth begins to unfold. It isn’t just the thought of helping, it is the action that remains the barrier between living a life of crime or a life that carries hope.

Following a military coup in 1963, Honduras’ military strengthened greatly and ruled a lot in a harsh manner. This was also a time when the US used Honduras as a base for contras fighting in Nicaragua (DeGaetani). When the military overthrew the government, they gained the confidence and power to lead the entire country, basically not caring about the citizens, just caring about the military and the strength within the country. Since the US and Honduras denied the illegal actions they took part in, in the early 80s, the US had a big affect on the political and social instability in Honduras. The government in Honduras was weak and the military had high government positions (DeGaetani).

After reading the article, I would have to agree that murder is not a nationwide problem. Firstly, I completely agree that it is a problem in certain urban areas. However, as a whole country, it is not an issue. My family is from a small country in central america known as El Salvador. In El Salvador, there is at least one murder everyday due to the gang violence in the country. The gang issue has gone out of hand that there is even a travel warning. Thus, knowing of the violence there, it is no comparison to the “problem” some think we have here. After looking at the data provided in the article, it was not surprising. It is evident that there are urban areas with a murder issue, such as the city of Chicago. I believe that there should be

Instead of addressing the structural causes of violence as inequality, discrimination or corruption of institutions, law enforcement, military and police, have themselves become perpetrators of this structural violence restricting freedoms inherent to democracy. And, this strategy has not had significant results in combating organized crime and, on the contrary, itself has generated an increase in human rights violations committed by the police and military and contributed to the breakdown of the social fabric with high costs in bodies and lives of women who see their rights being restricted while increasing femicide, femicide and other serious violence especially against women. The drug war in Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala has become a war against women. In many regions, it has led to a crisis of insecurity where no one is safe. Homicide rates in the region recorded the highest in the world; Ciudad Juarez, Nuevo Leon, Coahuila and Guerrero in Mexico and San Pedro Sula, Honduras today are places with more murders per capita in the world and rates of femicide and femicide have increased throughout the

Living a life in Honduras is dreadful because research has shown that in 2016, 66 percent of the population of Honduras lived in poverty according to official data. Honduras also has one of the highest murder rates in the world, and the homicide rate in 2016 was 59 per 100,000. Which means that every 100,000 people living in Honduras 59 Hondurans will die every year. The numbers of the homicide rate in Honduras is ten times higher than global averages, and it is also 12 times higher than United States averages. One of the factors that breed crime is poverty because in Honduras there are limited jobs, as well as, inadequate wages, as a consequence, those workers don’t have enough money to buy food for the entire family. Therefore those people join crime organizations to be able to feed their family by taking from others. After researching various articles, I found out that the one who is responsible for all the chaos that is happening in Honduras is the government of Honduras. The government of Honduras is a problem for the country because within the government there is political corruption. Since the corrupt politicians are abusing their power for evil it’s having a negative impact for the people who are living in Honduras.

People think that Honduras is the most dangerous country in the world, but really, it’s actually not as bad as its neighboring countries. While I was there, my cousins that live in Honduras told me that when they went to

Children from Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras are pouring into Mexico as gang violence is on the rise in Central America. Finding little refuge in their own police force, these refugees are forced to cross into Mexico in order to escape gang violence. Women and children also face the risk of being forced into sexual slavery. These migrants are risking exposure to the elements and attack from bandits as they cross through mountains and jungles to reach safety.

1. This is a background paper about Honduras, a Central America country. This paper will discuss the health and economy domains in Honduras. While also explaining the relationship between the United States and Honduras.

Honduras has a serious amount of homicides occurring in their community. Within their economy, Honduras is one of the poorest countries, with about 65% of their citizens living in poverty. During his term, President Zelaya stirred controversy among the country through acts of reforming the constitution and making unethical policy decisions (U.S. Department of State, 2011). Honduras has been ranked the most violence country on the globe. This accounts for the one death per hour ratio that is due to political views of Zelaya, inequality among citizens, and organized crime (B-Lajoie, D’Andrea, Rodriquez, Greenough, Patel, 2014). These occurrences of homicide are a critical aspect of Honduras mental health and well being that desperately needs to be changed for the lives of their citizens.