In El Salvador, crackdowns have led to rapid improvements in security. But there is real doubt about whether gangs are gone for good or what Bukele’s real motives may have …
Police Reform
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Haiti’s security crisis is about to see another major evolution as gangs look to become the de facto authority in much of the country.
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Venezuela’s Police Reform Unlikely to Halt Corrupt Ties to Organized Crime
by Mason Garciaby Mason GarciaA long-touted police reform in Venezuela would likely have a limited impact on rampant corruption in the ranks.
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Under President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s highway police seems to have become a brutal instrument of death.
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Ecuadorian gangs are taking another page from the playbook of crime groups in Mexico and Colombia, stepping up targeted killings of police officers in drug trafficking hotspots.
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The Venezuelan police have stepped in amid a spate of violent crimes caused by gang members pretending to sell cars online. The offer: people can use police stations to finalize …
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Severed Pig Heads – Widespread Cartel Threats Against Mexican Police
by Mason Garciaby Mason GarciaCriminal groups in Mexico are posting in public lists of police they plan to kill, and the message often comes with a macabre symbol — a severed pig head.
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Killings connected to a number of military police units in São Paulo fell to zero in June 2021 due to a simple innovation: body cameras.
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Misconceptions surrounding Mexico’s drug trade have long been replicated in popular culture and public discourses.
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Criminal News
Killing of Brazil’s Top Militia Leader Raises More Questions Than it Answers
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochRio de Janeiro’s foremost militia leader has been gunned down by police, potentially shattering the belief that militias in the city were protected due to connections with authorities. But was …