LEADER 02034nam 2200481Ia 450 001 9910698359103321 005 20080618120205.0 035 $a(CKB)25436321700041 035 $a(OCoLC)190842737 035 $a(EXLCZ)9925436321700041 100 $a20080116d2007 ua 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA contemporary challenge to state sovereignty$b[electronic resource] $egangs and other illicit transnational criminal organizations in Central America, El Salvador, Mexico, Jamaica, and Brazil /$fMax G. Manwaring 210 1$a[Carlisle Barracks, PA] :$c[Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College],$d[2007] 215 $aviii, 59 pages $cdigital, PDF file 225 1 $aSecurity issues in the Western Hemisphere 300 $aTitle from title screen (viewed on Jan. 15, 2008). 300 $a"December 2007." 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 49-59). 327 $aContext: 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. 517 3 $aGangs and other illicit transnational criminal organizations in Central America, El Salvador, Mexico, Jamaica, and Brazil 606 $aGangs 606 $aTransnational crime 606 $aOrganized crime 606 $aPolitical stability 606 $aSovereignty 615 0$aGangs. 615 0$aTransnational crime. 615 0$aOrganized crime. 615 0$aPolitical stability. 615 0$aSovereignty. 700 $aManwaring$b Max G$01169290 712 02$aArmy War College (U.S.).$bStrategic Studies Institute. 801 0$bGPO 801 1$bGPO 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910698359103321 996 $aA contemporary challenge to state sovereignty$93489873 997 $aUNINA