LEADER 03711nam 2200613 450 001 9910786562003321 005 20230803202507.0 010 $a1-61234-663-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000114277 035 $a(EBL)1694139 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001225070 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11708835 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001225070 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11264972 035 $a(PQKB)10279392 035 $a(OCoLC)880579750 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse32245 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1694139 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1694139 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000114277 100 $a20181006d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOrganized crime in Mexico $eassessing the threat to North American economies /$fCameron H. Holmes ; foreword by Dennis Lormel 210 1$aLincoln :$cPotomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press,$d[2014] 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (223 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61234-662-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: A Looming Economic Crisis; 1. Sources of Power for Criminal Enterprises; Vertical Integration of Distribution Networks in the United States; Diversification into Multi- Crime Enterprises; Militarization of Tactics and Operations; International Expansion; Symbiotic Effects- The Power Web; Persistent Popular Ignorance and Misinformation; 2. How Diversification Endangers Commerce; Draining the Legitimate Government's Economic Strength; Infiltration and Destruction of Legitimate Commerce 327 $aImpunity for Armed Threats Illustrates Unrepresentative Power3. Are There Alternatives to Economic Crisis?; Internal Limiters within Criminal Enterprises; Government Retreat; Legalization of Drugs; Sealing the Border; Abandonment of Mexico; The Hard Reality; 4. A Fundamental Change in the Goal Requires Fundamental Countermeasure Shifts; Containment Is No Longer the Central Goal; U.S. Success Is No Longer Possible without Mexican Success; Much Strategic Thinking Is No Longer Appropriate; Rethinking the "Threat" in Our Threat Assessments; 5. Countermeasures; Strategic Considerations 327 $aComponent AnalysisThe Network Schematic View; 6. Long- Term Goals; 7. Immediate- Term Countermeasures; Focusing Investigations and Prosecutions on the ces' Commercial Activities; Cutting off ces from Sources of Income, Services, and Mate?riel; Recasting Efforts to Reduce U.S. Use of Mexico- Sourced Drugs; Placing Mexican ces and Mexican ce Finance in Their Global Context; Conclusion: A Time for Action; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z 330 $aExamines the new diversification and strategies of the organized criminal groups, suggests counter measure, and places these issues in a global context since the threats posed by criminal enterprises impact economies world wide. 606 $aOrganized crime$zMexico 606 $aOrganized crime$xEconomic aspects$zNorth America 606 $aDrug control$zMexico 606 $aCrime prevention$zMexico 615 0$aOrganized crime 615 0$aOrganized crime$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aDrug control 615 0$aCrime prevention 676 $a364.1060972 700 $aHolmes$b Cameron H.$01529909 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786562003321 996 $aOrganized crime in Mexico$93774469 997 $aUNINA