The challenge of violent drug-trafficking organizations : an assessment of Mexican security based on existing RAND research on urban unrest, insurgency, and defense-sector reform /

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Violent drug-trafficking organizations (VDTOs) in Mexico produce, transport, and deliver into the United States tens of billions of dollars worth of narcotics annually, but their activities are not limited to drug trafficking. VDTOs have also engaged in human trafficking, weapon trafficking, kidnapp...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Paul, Christopher, 1971- (Author), Schaefer, Agnes Gereben (Author), Clarke, Colin P. (Author)
Corporate Author: National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2011.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
Drug traffic > Mexico.
Drug control > Mexico.
Violence > Mexico.
Violent crimes > Mexico > Prevention.
Internal security > Mexico.
Drogues > Trafic > Mexique.
Lutte antidrogue > Mexique.
Violence > Mexique.
Sûreté de l'État > Mexique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Drug control.
Drug traffic.
Internal security.
Violence.
Violent crimes > Prevention.
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
Substance Abuse.
Mexico.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Methods and approach : applying existing RAND research tools to Mexico
  • Results from the RAND Mexican security Delphi exercise
  • Findings from the urban flashpoints scorecard
  • Findings from the counterinsurgency scorecard
  • Findings from the defense sector assessment rating tool scorecard
  • Conclusions and suggestions for further research.

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