Are New Laws Actually Worsening Peru’s Security Crisis?
Extortion is rising, contract killings are up, illegal mining is booming, and Peru’s lawmakers are making matters worse by passing…
Mexico Ignores Alternatives to Militarization: Report
Mexico continues to rely on a militarized approach to public security, a strategy widely criticized for its counterproductive results over…
El Chapo’s Lawyer vs. Mexico’s President: What It Reveals About the Drug Trade
A war of words erupted last week between Mexico’s president and the lawyer for one of the country’s most notorious…
Cow Fraud? How Hundreds Allegedly Lost Their Savings in Uruguay
Accusations that Uruguayan livestock investment companies defrauded people out of hundreds of millions of dollars highlight how white-collar criminal organizations…
Costa Rica Is Facing Its Worst-Ever Narco Corruption Scandal
The recent arrest of Costa Rica’s former security minister and the revelations in his case have shed light on the…
Homicides Drop in Rosario, Argentina, but Violence Persists on the Peripheries
Authorities in Rosario, Argentina are trumpeting record-low homicide rates in the perennially violent drug hub, but ongoing killings in marginalized…
Homicides Drop in Argentina’s Rosario, but Violence Persists on the Peripheries
Authorities in Rosario, Argentina are trumpeting record-low homicide rates in the perennially violent drug hub, but ongoing killings in marginalized…
Sinaloa Cartel Hack Exposes Cracks in FBI Security
The Sinaloa Cartel hacked a top US law enforcement agency and obtained classified information that was later used to intimidate…
Argentina Police Reform Sparks Concern Over Strategy
The Argentine government has reformed the Federal Police’s organic law to steer the institution toward preventing and investigating complex crimes.…
Does Justice Mean Peace? 2 Books About Honduras Explore This Sensitive Topic
Two recent books about Honduras tackle an age-old question: At what point does the quest for justice cross ethical and…