Impact of Organized Crime on Murder of Law Enforcement Personnel at the U.S.-Mexican Border

• Main Author: Schatz, Sara (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Sociology,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Political science.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Criminology.; Sociology.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Political Science.

This brief fills a gap in the studies of organized crime in Mexico (Kan 2012, Ríos 2011, Dell 2011) by documenting and mapping the post-2008 assassination of Mexican border police chiefs. It traces out a “systematic” of law-enforcement assassination in Northern Tier Mexico, showing how the selective...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Chapter 1. Backdrop to the Assassination of Local Law Enforcement
• Chapter 2. Rubs Outs in the Territory: Killing Police Chiefs and Top-Level Commanders in Chihuahua
• Chapter 3. Weapons and Methods of Attack as a Tactical Advantage
• Chapter 4. Conclusion.