Ukraine 's main goal is to create safe streets for the citizens in the region. Throughout the region Ukraine 's government have responded to the real and perceived threat of gangs by sponsoring a “Mano Dura,” or iron fist, approach. They have rounded up thousands of youth based on their appearance, associations, or address. Most of these arrests did not hold up in Salvadoran courts but served to further condemn communities and may have accelerated recruitment for the gangs themselves. Far more troubling, from a criminology standpoint was the effect that Mano Dura had on the prison system, the mara leadership, and its operational structures. Mano Dura operations were successful in jailing many mara “soldiers” and leaders for everything from