Agencies such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),
the United Nations and the World Bank continue to privilege national over municipal …

Across Latin America, societies are confronting the rise of novel orders in which state
officials and political authorities share power with criminal organizations. Criminal …

This article examines trends in organized violence based on new data from the Uppsala
Conflict Data Program (UCDP). In 2023, fatalities from organized violence decreased for the …

De acuerdo con todas las comparaciones internacionales, América Latina es la región más
violenta del mundo, con las tasas de homicidios más elevadas y con la mayor incidencia de …

This study takes stock of empirical research examining the relationship between gang
membership and offending by subjecting this large body of work to a meta-analysis …

"[Gangs in America′ s Communities] is one of the most comprehensive treatments of gangs
in the marketplace.... I highly recommend its adoption as you will not be disappointed and …

Why does Nicaragua have less violent crime than Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras?
All these countries underwent political transitions in the 1990s. Many explanations point to …

Terms like 'support'and 'collaboration'are often used interchangeably to denote a loose set
of acts or attitudes that benefit non-state armed groups (NSAGs). However, these terms are …

Mexicans and other Latinos comprise fifty percent of the population of Los Angeles and are
the largest ethnic group in California. In this completely revised and updated edition of a …

An emerging social category–the fragile city–can be described as a discrete metropolitan
unit whose governance arrangements exhibit a declining ability and/or willingness to deliver …