02034nam 2200481Ia 450 991069835910332120080618120205.0(CKB)25436321700041(OCoLC)190842737(EXLCZ)992543632170004120080116d2007 ua 0engurbn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA contemporary challenge to state sovereignty[electronic resource] gangs and other illicit transnational criminal organizations in Central America, El Salvador, Mexico, Jamaica, and Brazil /Max G. Manwaring[Carlisle Barracks, PA] :[Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College],[2007]viii, 59 pages digital, PDF fileSecurity issues in the Western HemisphereTitle from title screen (viewed on Jan. 15, 2008)."December 2007."Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-59).Context: gangs as nonstate threats in the regional and global security arenas -- The gang phenomenon in Central America, El Salvador, and Mexico -- A hemispheric addendum: Jamaican posses (gangs), and the Brazilian Primeiro Comando da Capital -- Key points and lessons.Gangs and other illicit transnational criminal organizations in Central America, El Salvador, Mexico, Jamaica, and BrazilGangsTransnational crimeOrganized crimePolitical stabilitySovereigntyGangs.Transnational crime.Organized crime.Political stability.Sovereignty.Manwaring Max G1169290Army War College (U.S.).Strategic Studies Institute.GPOGPOBOOK9910698359103321A contemporary challenge to state sovereignty3489873UNINA