Southwest Border Violence: Issues in Identifying and Measuring Spillover Violence

Lake, Jennifer E. ; Finklea, Kristin M. ; Eddy, Mark ; Franco, Celinda ; Hadda, Chad C. l ; Krouse, William J. ; Randol, Mark A.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Boundaries;    Criminal justice;    Drugs and crime;    Foreign policy;    Foreign relations -- Mexico -- U.S.;   

RP-ID  :  R41075
RP-ID  :  R41075_2010Feb16

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report focuses on how policy makers would identify any spillover of drug trafficking-related violence into the United States. It provides an overview of Mexican drug trafficking organization structures, how they conduct business, and the relationship between the drug trafficking organizations in Mexico and their partnerships operating here in the United States; a discussion of the illicit drug trade between Mexico and the United States; and other related issues.