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Spanish: "bandas" and "naciones" (Dominican Republic)

English translation: gangs and families



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Spanish term or phrase:"bandas" and "naciones" (Dominican Republic)
English translation:gangs and families
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Spanish term or phrase: "bandas" and "naciones" (Dominican Republic)
The following is from a list of quantifiable results expected from a UN-sponsored cultural development program in the Dominican Republic. Quotation marks in the original. Would these be youth gangs, and if so what is the distinction?

No. de microempresas creadas y funcionando
• No. de mujeres que participan en las microempresas
• Campaña de medios diseñada e implementada
• Numero de jóvenes capacitados en las Escuelas de Arte Salud y Cultura y generando ingresos.
• Numero de escuelas modelo exportadas a otros barrios con condiciones socioeconómicas similares.
• Numero de encuentros entre diferentes “bandas” o “naciones”
• No. de redes articuladas y en funcionamiento para la promoción, mercadeo y comercialización de productos tradicionales.
Daniel Burns
United States
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CloHoHo-Claudia: 2:18pm Jul 3, 2007: Hi Daniel, I think you will find some useful definitions by the Dominican police department in this link http://search.iadb.org/templates/asp/pages/support/view.asp?...
CloHoHo-Claudia: 2:22pm Jul 3, 2007: If you find any trouble viewing the other link try this one and click "view as HTML" or the pps icon -http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:XeBObNWYFhQJ:search.iad...

gangs and families
Explanation:
...like the mafia families...large groups of organizaed crime.

http://www.elmundo.es/papel/2004/07/01/madrid/1657728.html
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bigedsenior
United States
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5 +1gangs and familiesbigedsenior
3gangs and nationsHasselt


  

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gangs and nations

Explanation:
I found this on the internet. See the link below. Hope it helps

En la actualidad también están presentes diversos nombres asociados a las bandas según los estratos y lugares a que corresponden estas como son las naciones y las gangas. En el caso de las naciones hay elementos de estructuración interna que difieren de otros grupos como es su jerarquía interna.

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Hasselt
Belgium
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
gangs and families

Explanation:
...like the mafia families...large groups of organizaed crime.

http://www.elmundo.es/papel/2004/07/01/madrid/1657728.html

bigedsenior
United States
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