The Dilemma of Lawlessness Organized Crime, Violence, Prosperity, and Security along Guatemala's Borders

• Main Author: Espach, Ralph (auth)
• Other Authors: Haering, Daniel (auth), Melendez Quinonez, Javier (auth), Castillo Giron, Miguel (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Quantico, VA Marine Corps University Press (MCUP) 2016
• Subjects: Crime & criminology; Organized crime; organized crime; violence; security; Guatemala; trafficking; drugs
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The 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...