The Dilemma of Lawlessness : Organized Crime, Violence, Prosperity, and Security along Guatemala's Borders

The Dilemma of Lawlessness Organized Crime, Violence, Prosperity, and Security along Guatemala's Borders

The Dilemma of Lawlessness explores in-depth three towns typical of Guatemala’s border regions and examines the economic, political, and security effects of the amplification of the drug trade in their streets, across their rivers, and on their footpaths. The cases reveal that trade has brought pros...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Espach, Ralph (auth), Haering, Daniel, Melendez Quinonez, Javier, Castillo Giron, Miguel
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Quantico, VA Marine Corps University Press (MCUP) 2016
Materias:
Crime & criminology
Organized crime
organized crime
violence
security
Guatemala
trafficking
drugs
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009654542806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Border security, local politics, and narcotrafficking in Guatemala
  • Sayaxchø
  • Gualøn
  • Malacatøn
  • Key findings from the case studies
  • Implications and recommendations for public policy
  • Postscript
  • Bibliography.

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