03089nam 2200553zu 450 991034510460332120210803235310.0(CKB)3860000000009877(SSID)ssj0001115431(PQKBManifestationID)12400714(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001115431(PQKBWorkID)11083732(PQKB)10463879(EXLCZ)99386000000000987720160829d2010 uy engtxtccrCrime, violence, and the crisis in Guatemala : a case study in the erosion of the state[Place of publication not identified]Strategic Studies Institute U S Army War College2010Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-58487-442-2 The regional context : organized crime and irregular warfare in Latin America -- The crisis in Guatemala : origins, characteristics, and effects -- International drug traffickers -- Hidden powers -- Pandillas and Maras -- Violence, corruption, and the erosion of the state -- Policy implications.Guatemala is currently experiencing a full-blown crisis of the democratic state. An unholy trinity of criminal elements: international drug traffickers, domestically based organized crime syndicates, and youth gangs, is effectively waging a form of irregular warfare against government institutions, with devastating consequences. The police, the judiciary, and entire local and departmental governments are rife with criminal infiltrators; murder statistics have surpassed civil-war levels in recent years; criminal operatives brazenly assassinate government officials and troublesome members of the political class; and broad swaths of territory are now effectively under the control of criminal groups. Guatemala's weak institutions have been unable to contain this violence, leading to growing civic disillusion and causing a marked erosion in the authority and legitimacy of the government.--Summary from book.Organized crimeGuatemalaGangsGuatemalaDrug trafficGuatemalaPolitical stabilityGuatemalaSocial Welfare & Social WorkHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCCriminology, Penology & Juvenile DelinquencyHILCCUnited StatesForeign relationsGuatemalaGuatemalaForeign relationsUnited StatesOrganized crimeGangsDrug trafficPolitical stabilitySocial Welfare & Social WorkSocial SciencesCriminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency364.1/06097281Brands Hal946143Army War College (U.S.) Strategic Studies Institute,PQKBBOOK9910345104603321Crime, violence, and the crisis in Guatemala : a case study in the erosion of the state2564191UNINA