Organized Crime in the Americas...

Weekly InSight | 6 September 2013

This Week's Analysis

Were the 'Tepito 12' Victims of Organized Crime in Mexico City? The identification of the bodies of 12 young people abducted three months ago from a bar just a few blocks from police headquarters in Mexico City has set many in the capital on edge, who fear the hyper-gangland violence prevalent elsewhere now has arrived in this perceived oasis of peace. Brazil's Military Police: Calls for Demilitarization There is a trend throughout Latin America of increasingly using militaries to carry out law enforcement duties. In the case of Brazil, the government is using established Military Police to carry out these duties instead of directly sending in the army, and politicians, citizens and analysts have begun calling for demilitarization of the country's law enforcement. Do Stricter Gun Laws Reduce Gun Violence in Latin America? Limits to the Violence Deterrence Strategy in Mexico Southern Pulse: The Politics of Corruption in Guatemala

News

Assault Against Urabeños Reveals Group's Move into Venezuela Ecuador Loan Sharking Groups Bear Resemblance to Colombia's 'Oficinas' Alleged Juarez Cartel Leader Arrested in Mexico 'Biggest Caribbean drug lab' busted in Dominican Republic Suriname President's Son Captured On Drug Trafficking Charges ‘Camarada Olga’ New Military Leader of Peru’s Shining Path More News

Multimedia

Video discusses "Camarada Olga," the Shining Path'snew military commander and the first woman to hold the post. Chart showinggun homicide rates and gun numbers in six Latin American countries.

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