Criminal Enterprises And Governance In Latin America And The Caribbean
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| Author | : Enrique Desmond Arias |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 319 |
| Release | : 2017-03-30 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1108107982 |
This book examines security in three cities that suffer from chronic violence: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Medellin, Colombia; and Kingston, Jamaica. In each, democratic states contend with subnational armed groups that dominate territory and play important roles in politics even as they contribute to fear and insecurity. Through a nested three-city, six-neighborhood analysis of the role of criminal groups in governance, this research provides a deep understanding of the impact of crime on political experience. Neighborhoods controlled by different types of armed actors, operating in the same institutional context, build alliances with state officials and participate in political life through the structures created by these armed actors. The data demonstrates the effects criminal dominance can have on security, civil society, elections, and policymaking. Far from reflecting a breakdown of order, varying types of criminal groups generate different local lived political experiences.
| Author | : Enrique Desmond Arias |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 319 |
| Release | : 2017-03-30 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 110715393X |
Through an examination of violent neighborhoods this book shows how criminals affect local politics in Colombia, Brazil, and Jamaica.
| Author | : R. Evan Ellis |
| Publisher | : Lexington Books |
| Total Pages | : 237 |
| Release | : 2018-03-19 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1498567975 |
Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Evolving Threats and Responses to Integrated, Adaptive Solutions provides a comprehensive overview of and introduction to transnational organized crime in Latin America for the student and practitioner. It addresses the geography of illicit activities, including relationships between source, transit, and consumption zones, as well as illicit activities beyond narcotrafficking, such as illegal mining, contraband, human smuggling, and money laundering. It applies a typology of cartels, intermediate groups, gangs, and ideological groups to examine specific criminal organizations and the relationships between them. It makes a comparative assessment of government approaches to combatting transnational organized crime in the region, including discussions of interagency coordination, interdiction, targeting of criminal group leaders, the use of the military in law enforcement, law enforcement reform efforts, prison control, and international cooperation. It concludes by applying these thorough analyses to make concrete recommendations for both Latin American and United States policymakers.
| Author | : Hannes Warnecke-Berger |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 286 |
| Release | : 2018-05-23 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 3319897829 |
This book develops a comparative study on violence in Jamaica, El Salvador, and Belize based on a theoretical approach, extensive field research, and in-depth empirical research. It combines the Caribbean and Central America into a single comparative research that explores the historical (from the conquista onwards) as well as contemporary causes of violence in these societies. The volume focuses on forms of violence such as gang violence, police violence, every day forms of violence, vigilantism, and organized crime. The analysis provides a theoretical perspective that bridges political economy as well as cultural approaches in violence research. As such, it will be of interest to readers studying development, violence, political, Central American, and Caribbean studies.
| Author | : Eduardo Moncada |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 269 |
| Release | : 2022-01-06 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1108843387 |
New ethnographic data leads to insights into the widespread yet understudied phenomenon of criminal extortion in Latin America.
| Author | : Enrique Desmond Arias |
| Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
| Total Pages | : 303 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0807830607 |
Taking an ethnographic approach to understanding urban violence, Enrique Desmond Arias examines the ongoing problems of crime and police corruption that have led to widespread misery and human rights violations in many of Latin America's new democracies.
| Author | : Guillermo Trejo |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 379 |
| Release | : 2020-09-03 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1108899900 |
One of the most surprising developments in Mexico's transition to democracy is the outbreak of criminal wars and large-scale criminal violence. Why did Mexican drug cartels go to war as the country transitioned away from one-party rule? And why have criminal wars proliferated as democracy has consolidated and elections have become more competitive subnationally? In Votes, Drugs, and Violence, Guillermo Trejo and Sandra Ley develop a political theory of criminal violence in weak democracies that elucidates how democratic politics and the fragmentation of power fundamentally shape cartels' incentives for war and peace. Drawing on in-depth case studies and statistical analysis spanning more than two decades and multiple levels of government, Trejo and Ley show that electoral competition and partisan conflict were key drivers of the outbreak of Mexico's crime wars, the intensification of violence, and the expansion of war and violence to the spheres of local politics and civil society.
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| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 86 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Organized crime |
| ISBN | : |
This report is one of several studies conducted by UNODC on organized crime threats around the world. These studies describe what is known about the mechanics of contraband trafficking - the what, who, how, and how much of illicit flows - and discuss their potential impact on governance and development. Their primary role is diagnostic, but they also explore the implications of these findings for policy. Publisher's note.
| Author | : Juan Cruz Vieyra |
| Publisher | : Inter-American Development Bank |
| Total Pages | : 452 |
| Release | : 2014-10-31 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 159782187X |
During the last decade, the Latin American and Caribbean region has experienced unprecedented natural resources abundance. This book highlights how transparency can help realize the benefits and reduce negative externalities associated with the extractive industries in the region. A central message is that high-quality and well-managed information is critical to ensure the transparent and effective governance of the sector. The insights from experiences in the region can help policymakers design and implement effective regulatory reforms and adopt international standards that contribute to this goal. This is particularly important at a time when the recent boom experienced by extractives in the region may be coming to an end.
| Author | : Anthony W. Fontes |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 333 |
| Release | : 2018-11-06 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0520969596 |
The fear of violent crime dominates Guatemala City. In the midst of unprecedented levels of postwar violence, Guatemalans struggle to fathom the myriad forces that have made life in this city so deeply insecure. Born out of histories of state terror, migration, and US deportation, maras (transnational gangs) have become the face of this new era of violence. They are brutal organizations engaged in extortion, contract killings, and the drug trade, and yet they have also become essential to the emergence of a certain kind of social order. Drawing on years of fieldwork inside prisons, police precincts, and gang-dominated neighborhoods, Anthony W. Fontes demonstrates how gang violence has become indissoluble from contemporary social imaginaries and how these gangs provide cover for a host of other criminal actors. Ethnographically rich and unflinchingly critical, Mortal Doubt illuminates the maras’ role in making and mooring collective terror in Guatemala City while tracing the ties that bind this violence to those residing in far safer environs.
