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Starita Cynthia L. <1967-> |
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The mounting threat of domestic terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : al Qaeda and the Salvadoran gang MS-13 / / Cynthia L. Starita |
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El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (251 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Domestic terrorism - United States |
Terrorists - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Purpose, Format, and Limitations of the Study; 2 Operational Definitions: Gangs, Criminal Syndicalism,and Organized Crime in the New Millennium; 3 The Criminal Syndicate Mara Salvatrucha: Origins,Expansion, Structure, and Modus Operandi; 4 Organizational Evolution and Evidence of MS-13'sCollusion with al Qaeda; 5 MS-13's Tactics: Interviews, Snowball Research,and Findings; 6 MS-13's Strategy: Summary and Conclusions; 7 Beyond Street Level: Recommendations for Policy,Practice, and Further Research; Appendix A: Map of "The Route" |
Appendix B: IRB Application FormAppendix C: IRB Approval Letter; Appendix D: Survey Instrument; Appendix E: Informed Consent Document; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Starita considers the terrorist threat of the transnational criminal syndicate Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, its affiliation with Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional (FMLN) in El Salvador, and its possible link to al Qaeda. Starita's findings suggest that the goals, tactical capabilities, and organizational fecklessness of MS-13 make the Salvadoran gang capable of providing the assistance necessary for the realization of al Qaeda's goals and that this assistance could be provided by the cliques of MS-13 operating in the southwestern United States. Further, she finds |
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