| Exporting the Colombian "Model": Comparing Law Enforcement Strategies Towards Security and Stability Operations in Colombia and Mexico Contributor(s): Naval Postgraduate School (Author) |
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ISBN: 1505207908 ISBN-13: 9781505207903 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2014 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Physical Information: 0.19" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.51 lbs) 90 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The increase in violence involving transnational organized crime syndicates in various parts of M xico in the twenty-first century is widely viewed as a challenge to security and stability. Some observers have drawn comparisons with the well documented conflict in Colombia in the 1980s and 1990s between the Colombian government and the Medell n and Cali cartels. Various factors, including the professionalization of the Colombian National Police, are viewed as a model for improving the effectiveness of law enforcement elsewhere. This thesis asks whether a Colombian law enforcement model can be codified, in terms of key attributes, to improve security and stability in M xico. To this end, I explore Colombia's law enforcement strategy in the 1980s and 1990s and identify shifts in strategy that might also apply to the current struggle in M xico. At the same time, I identify aspects of the Colombian model that have little or no relevance to contemporary M xico. I argue that the Colombian model can do little to reduce or eliminate the production and transportation of illegal narcotics by M xico-based organized crime syndicates; however, a hybrid version of the Colombian model could help reduce the overall power of the cartels and enhance security and stability throughout M xico. |