03034nam 2200565 a 450 991081794430332120230721010215.01-59332-573-8(CKB)2550000000035051(EBL)837772(OCoLC)732955794(SSID)ssj0000553457(PQKBManifestationID)11361610(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000553457(PQKBWorkID)10505331(PQKB)10526759(MiAaPQ)EBC837772(Au-PeEL)EBL837772(CaPaEBR)ebr10430484(EXLCZ)99255000000003505120090513d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe mounting threat of domestic terrorism[electronic resource] al Qaeda and the Salvadoran gang MS-13 /Cynthia L. StaritaEl Paso LFB Scholarly Pub.20091 online resource (251 p.)Criminal justiceDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-341-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexStarita 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 findsCriminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)Domestic terrorismUnited StatesTerroristsUnited StatesDomestic terrorismTerrorists363.3250973Starita Cynthia L.1967-1710108MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910817944303321The mounting threat of domestic terrorism4100455UNINA