02417nam 2200493z- 450 991055759010332120220217(CKB)5400000000043747(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/78336(oapen)doab78336(EXLCZ)99540000000004374720202202d2016 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Dilemma of LawlessnessOrganized Crime, Violence, Prosperity, and Security along Guatemala's BordersQuantico, VAMarine Corps University Press (MCUP)20161 online resource (104 p.)9780997317442 0997317442 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.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 prosperity, but also danger, as illegal profits penetrate local businesses, government offices, and churches as longstanding local smuggling networks must contend with or accommodate the interests of Mexican cartels. The authors argue persuasively for the importance of cultivating local community capital to strengthen these communities' resiliency in the face of these threats.Dilemma of LawlessnessCrime & criminologybicsscOrganized crimebicsscdrugsGuatemalaorganized crimesecuritytraffickingviolenceCrime & criminologyOrganized crime364.97281Espach Ralph Hauth1409752Haering DanielauthMeléndez Quiñónez JavierauthGiron Miguel CastilloauthBOOK9910557590103321The dilemma of lawlessness3496985UNINA