Historique
Rapport
Crime in uniform: corruption and impunity in Latin America
Auteur(s) :
JELSMA, M.
Année
1997
Page(s) :
48 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Amsterdam : Transnational Institute (TNI)
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus géographique
BOLIVIE
;
ARGENTINE
;
HONDURAS
;
URUGUAY
;
PARAGUAY
Thésaurus mots-clés
CORRUPTION
;
GUERRE
;
ABUS
;
CONTROLE DES STUPEFIANTS
;
ORGANISATION CRIMINELLE
;
TRAFIC
Note de contenu :
CONTENTS:
- Introduction - Martin Jelsma.
- Corruption, Drug Trafficking and the Armed Forces. An approximation for Latin America - Ricardo Soberón Garrido.
- Argentina: Internal Insecurity - Adriana Rossi.
- Narco Jets and Police Protection in Bolivia - Theo Roncken.
- Colombia's Blowback. Formerly CIA-backed Paramilitaries are Major Drug Traffickers Now - Frank Smyth.
- Mexico: The Narco General Case - Carlos Fazio.
- Unfinished Business. The Military and Drugs in Honduras - Thelma Mejía.
- Uruguay: Berríos the Bothersome Biochemist - Samuel Blixen.
- Paraguay: An Unpunished Crime - Jayme Brener.
- Introduction - Martin Jelsma.
- Corruption, Drug Trafficking and the Armed Forces. An approximation for Latin America - Ricardo Soberón Garrido.
- Argentina: Internal Insecurity - Adriana Rossi.
- Narco Jets and Police Protection in Bolivia - Theo Roncken.
- Colombia's Blowback. Formerly CIA-backed Paramilitaries are Major Drug Traffickers Now - Frank Smyth.
- Mexico: The Narco General Case - Carlos Fazio.
- Unfinished Business. The Military and Drugs in Honduras - Thelma Mejía.
- Uruguay: Berríos the Bothersome Biochemist - Samuel Blixen.
- Paraguay: An Unpunished Crime - Jayme Brener.
Résumé :
Crime in Uniform presents detailed case studies examining the involvement of Latin American security forces in the illicit drug industry.
The case studies in Crime in Uniform shed light on the specific "modus operandi" of corruption of national security and law enforcement institutions. The authors challenge the traditional image of criminals corrupting state apparatus to obtain protection for their ugly deeds. Instead, the case studies suggest a far more complex, dynamic, and intimate commingling of criminal and state structures, with uniformed officials fully integrated at the operational level of the illegal economy. Beyond the lowest category of corruption -widespread bribery, Crime in Uniform presents evidence of high-level uniformed involvement- from protection of drug trafficking to direct logistical participation.
The case studies in Crime in Uniform shed light on the specific "modus operandi" of corruption of national security and law enforcement institutions. The authors challenge the traditional image of criminals corrupting state apparatus to obtain protection for their ugly deeds. Instead, the case studies suggest a far more complex, dynamic, and intimate commingling of criminal and state structures, with uniformed officials fully integrated at the operational level of the illegal economy. Beyond the lowest category of corruption -widespread bribery, Crime in Uniform presents evidence of high-level uniformed involvement- from protection of drug trafficking to direct logistical participation.
Affiliation :
Pays-Bas. Netherlands.
Cote :
A01439