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The mounting threat of domestic terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : al Qaeda and the Salvadoran gang MS-13 / / Cynthia L. Starita



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Autore: Starita Cynthia L. <1967-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The mounting threat of domestic terrorism [[electronic resource] ] : al Qaeda and the Salvadoran gang MS-13 / / Cynthia L. Starita Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
Disciplina: 363.3250973
Soggetto topico: Domestic terrorism - United States
Terrorists - United States
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Starita 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 finds
Titolo autorizzato: The mounting threat of domestic terrorism  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-59332-573-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910457131403321
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Serie: Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)