Criminal Organizations
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 07:08
Teachers’ unions and school administrators have increasingly responded to extortion attempts and kidnappings by canceling classes for days—or even months—until the the government militarizes schools with soldiers and federal police patrols.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 07:00
El Salvador's president says he has brought together the three branches of government and the attorney general to analyze what measures can be taken in the face of spiraling gang violence.
Monday, March 7, 2016 - 07:04
Venezuelan officials are investigating the disappearance of up to 28 miners from the southern state of Bolivar.
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 05:32
A Wall Street Journal report documents how youths in El Salvador are choosing to become firefighters in order to avoid gang life, a unique case that may nonetheless contain important lessons about preventing violence in the world's new murder capital.
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 07:15
The violence gripping El Salvador affects women in a different way than men. Within the current security crisis, gang and security force violence has exacerbated a broader, long-standing acceptance of violence against women.
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 04:58
As reported by El Mundo last week, director of the country’s national police, Howard Cotto, said that the number of gun fights and the total number of people killed during the conflicts have both increased compared to the same period last year, when there were about two gun fight
Thursday, February 18, 2016 - 06:07
The horrific violence gripping El Salvador has contributed to a humanitarian crisis that has forced hundreds of thousands of citizens to flee their homes. But the Salvadoran government has not fully recognized the problem of internal displacement and has failed to provide solutions.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 05:09
Estimates for the number of gang members in Honduras range widely, mostly because authorities have a poor understanding of the differences between gang collaborators versus full-fledged members. Without understanding this difference, the Honduran government may never develop an effective policy for undermining gang influence.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 09:35
Contradictory testimony surrounding the death of four alleged gang members at the hands of police again focuses attention on alleged extrajudicial killings by El Salvador security forces.
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 05:00
In El Salvador, over 80 percent of murders were carried out with guns in 2015. Loose enforcement of existing Salvadoran laws, limited U.S. gun controls, military corruption and lax oversight of large caches of civil war-era arms have made it relatively easy for criminals to access such firepower.