02369nam 2200469z- 450 991055759010332120231214132955.0(CKB)5400000000043747(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/78336(EXLCZ)99540000000004374720202202d2016 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Dilemma of LawlessnessOrganized Crime, Violence, Prosperity, and Security along Guatemala's BordersQuantico, VAMarine Corps University Press (MCUP)20161 electronic resource (104 p.)0-9973174-4-2 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 Lawlessness Crime & criminologybicsscOrganized crimebicsscorganized crimeviolencesecurityGuatemalatraffickingdrugsCrime & criminologyOrganized crime364.97281Espach Ralphauth1315256Haering DanielauthMelendez Quinonez JavierauthCastillo Giron MiguelauthBOOK9910557590103321The Dilemma of Lawlessness3032306UNINA