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Security & Strategic Review November 2008 (ISSN 1741-4202)
JAMAICA: Criminalising gang membership
The government of Jamaica is planning to introduce legislation that
would criminalise gang membership. This was announced in early November by the
national security minister, Trevor MacMillan, who cited a number of precedents
in the hemisphere - though he did not dwell on the fact that this has not proven
to be the expected panacea in Central American countries.
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- JAMAICA: Criminalising gang membership