LEADER 02411nam 2200493z- 450 001 9910557590103321 005 20220217 035 $a(CKB)5400000000043747 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/78336 035 $a(oapen)doab78336 035 $a(EXLCZ)995400000000043747 100 $a20202202d2016 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aThe Dilemma of Lawlessness$eOrganized Crime, Violence, Prosperity, and Security along Guatemala's Borders 210 $aQuantico, VA$cMarine Corps University Press (MCUP)$d2016 215 $a1 online resource (104 p.) 311 08$a9780997317442 311 08$a0997317442 327 $aAcknowledgments -- 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. 330 $aThe 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. 517 $aDilemma of Lawlessness 606 $aCrime & criminology$2bicssc 606 $aOrganized crime$2bicssc 610 $adrugs 610 $aGuatemala 610 $aorganized crime 610 $asecurity 610 $atrafficking 610 $aviolence 615 7$aCrime & criminology 615 7$aOrganized crime 676 $a364.97281 700 $aEspach$b Ralph H$4auth$01409752 702 $aHaering$b Daniel$4auth 702 $aMelendez Quinonez$b Javier$4auth 702 $aGiron$b Miguel Castillo$4auth 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910557590103321 996 $aThe dilemma of lawlessness$93496985 997 $aUNINA