Authorities in Costa Rica have announced 10 policies to address the country’s worsening security crisis, but the reforms do not tackle budget shortfalls and underlying causes of crime. Leaders of …
Police Reform
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Honduras and El Salvador: Two States of Emergency With Very Different Results
by Mason Garciaby Mason GarciaEl Salvador’s success in fighting gangs with a state of emergency inspired Honduras to do its own version, but one year on, two new reports suggest the country is seeing …
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A striking number of security force uniforms are appearing on Venezuela’s illicit markets, becoming favored garb for criminals to commit crimes in competition with officials who also routinely commit abuses …
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Brazil’s government launched a crackdown on militias, and in Rio de Janeiro, the state police are needed if a real difference is to be made. The problem is that these …
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Is Northeast Cartel Expansion Driving Killings of Police in Nuevo León, Mexico?
by Mia Meyerby Mia MeyerKillings of police officers in Mexico’s northern state of Nuevo León have increased 143% between 2019 and 2022 amid a broader uptick in homicides, which overlaps with the Northeast Cartel’s …
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The state of Ecuador’s security institutions and their inability to halt runaway criminal violence has been a central theme of the country’s ongoing presidential campaign. But facing underfunding and corruption, …
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Mounting homicides and increased drug trafficking have raised concerns about organized crime in Uruguay. Recent studies presented to the Ministry of the Interior came to mixed conclusions: Uruguay is unlikely …
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Vigilantes in Haiti have killed around 100 people in an explosive response to the lack of progress against rampant organized crime.
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Chile has passed new legislation to empower police forces to fight a rise in crime. But will this really make a difference?
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Police in Ceará, Brazil, have been detained for alleged connections to organized crime in alarming numbers.