The Criminalization of States: The Relationship between States and Organized Crime (Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century)

Many countries throughout Latin America have experienced high levels of corruption, drug trafficking, and violence that have created elements of fragility. This book of case studies explores the nature of violence in countries throughout the region. Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter OneCriminally Possessed States Chapter TwoOrganized Crime in Mexico Chapter ThreeThe Dimensions of Violencein Mexico1 Chapter FourCombating Organized Crime, Violence,and Public Insecurity in Mexico1 Chapter FiveThe Collapse of Mexico’s Police andthe Militarization of Public Security Chapter SixAt a Crossroads1 Chapter SevenChronic Violence, Organized Crime,and the State in El Salvador Chapter EightGreen Crime Chapter NineOrganized Crime and the State inVenezuela under Chavismo1 Chapter TenMaking Sense of Colombia’s“Post-Conflict” Conflict Chapter ElevenColombia after the FARC Chapter TwelveThe Colombian Peace Accord Chapter ThirteenCorruption in Colombia1 Chapter FourteenHow the State Determines IllegalDrugs and Organized Crime Chapter FifteenCoca, Organized Crime, and(Non-)Violence in Bolivia Chapter SixteenOrganized Crime and theState in Brazil Chapter SeventeenOrganized Crime in ArgentinaThe Politics of Laissez-Faire Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index About the Contributors This volume examines the relationship between states and organized crime. It seeks to add to the theoretical literature for analyzing the criminalization of the state. The volume also explores the nature of organized crime in countries throughout the Americas from Central America to the Southern Cone.