InSight Crime
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 00:00
Criminal violence has tended to show a gradual downward spiral in recent years, but progress is very slow.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 00:00
The US is in a bind when it comes to Honduras, unable to see any easy way to help the country aside from putting boots on the ground to slow the flow of drugs moving north.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 00:00
Though governments often like to believe that putting more people in jail improves citizen security, the Latin American experience shows it can do quite the opposite.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 00:00
In an attempt to tackle criminal activity along the border, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month created the Civil-Military Border Force.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 00:00
Authorities found almost 4.4 tons of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas destined for the Belgian port of Antwerp.
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 00:00
Velasquez is a hardened anti-impunity campaigner, who has faced down the threats and intimidation of Colombia's paramilitaries and even stood firm as he watched colleagues murdered. He also has a proven track record in taking on not only criminal elements
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 00:00
Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested an ex-soldier on drugs charges, forcibly retired 68 police officers for misconduct, and re-opened a money laundering investigation into a former president..
Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 00:00
Investigators from the country's anti-drug unit, SENAD, believe the guerrillas of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) were providing protection to these drug traffickers in exchange for arms.
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 00:00
It is difficult to judge the effectiveness of the new security policies, as the Maduro administration does not appear to be any more committed to transparency than its predecessor when it comes to statistics.
Friday, August 23, 2013 - 00:00
These measures in Michoacan emphasize how President Enrique Pena Nieto's pledges to pull back from the militarization of Mexico's drug war have had little effect on the ground.