Elites and Organized Crime: Introduction
Organized crime and the violence associated with it is the preeminent problem in Latin America and the Caribbean today. The region is currently home to six of the most violent…
Elites and Organized Crime: Conceptual Framework - Organized Crime
This project defines organized crime as: a structured group of people that associate on a regular and prolonged basis to benefit from illicit activities and illegal markets. This group can…
Elites and Organized Crime: Conceptual Framework - Elites
This InSight Crime project defines elites as: specific groups of people with a privileged position that allows them to control, direct or greatly influence the dynamics of community life in…
Elites and Organized Crime: Preface
Organized crime is not an abstract concept for me. I grew up in Oak Park, a leafy suburb of Chicago with a population of about 60,000. In general, it was…
Ecuador Rejects US Drug Trafficking Report Findings
Ecuadorian authorities have lashed out against the recently published US State Department's drug report, suggesting its findings were politically motivated and baseless. …
'El Chapo': Mexico's Extradition Process Briefly Explained
Mexico confirmed that it has begun the process to extradite Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to the United States, but it could be a year or more before the recaptured…
5 Reasons Sean Penn Failed as a 'Journalist' in 'Chapo' Interview
Sean Penns exclusive interview with Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán may have gotten Mexicos drug kingpin captured, but that is only one mistake the intrepid, self-described journalist made when he…
In Hopeful Sign, Paraguay Fugitive Mayor Arrested
Paraguay authorities have arrested a fugitive mayor on charges of money laundering, boosting hopes that the government is making progress in the fight against narco-politicians.
InSight Crime Game Changers 2015 - The Year of Corruption and Organized Crime
Welcome to InSight Crime's Game Changers 2015, where we highlight the year's most important trends in organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean. This year saw some potentially game…
5 Takeaways from US Congress Northern Triangle Aid Package
The United States Congress included $750 million for the Northern Triangle countries in its annual budget. The amount is below what the White House requested as part of an…
US to Indict Top Level Venezuela Officials: Reports
The United States Department of Justice will formally indict several high level Venezuelan government officials, including the head of the National Guard and former Drug Czar, for drug trafficking…
Impunity is Question of Resources: CICIG's Velasquez
The head of the United Nations' anti-impunity commission in Guatemala, Ivan Velasquez, said impunity will only fall when the government applies the resources needed to drop the murder rates.
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InSight Crime Contributes Expertise Across the Board
This week InSight Crime investigators Sara García and María Fernanda Ramírez led a discussion of the challenges posed by Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s “Total Peace” plan within urban contexts. The…
InSight Crime Cited in New Colombia Drug Policy Plan
InSight Crime’s work on emerging coca cultivation in Honduras, Guatemala, and Venezuela was cited in the Colombian government’s…
InSight Crime Discusses Honduran Women's Prison Investigation
Investigators Victoria Dittmar and María Fernanda Ramírez discussed InSight Crime’s recent investigation of a massacre in Honduras’ only women’s prison in a Twitter Spaces event on…
Human Trafficking Investigation Published in Leading Mexican Newspaper
Leading Mexican media outlet El Universal featured our most recent investigation, “The Geography of Human Trafficking on the US-Mexico Border,” on the front page of its August 30…
InSight Crime's Coverage of Ecuador Leads International Debate
This week, Jeremy McDermott, co-director of InSight Crime, was interviewed by La Sexta, a Spanish television channel, about the situation of extreme violence and insecurity in Ecuador…
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