Recent reports on drug laws in Latin America point towards a harsh cycle of ever increasing punishment that fails to achieve security objectives and fills prisons.
A new report on mismanagement and lack of transparency within Honduras' security apparatus highlights the threat of corruption coming from within weak government institutions. …
Mexico has inaugurated a program to train police in proper evidence collection methods as part of its transition to a new adversarial judicial system, but endemic police corruption will likely prove an…
Nine police officers were recently arrested on suspicion of participating in a killing spree in São Paulo, raising concerns over a new cycle of police-criminal retribution killings in Brazil.
The United Nations has urged Mexico to begin removing military personnel from policing functions, yet doing so may prove difficult in a country where soldiers have come to…
Over 100 Venezuelan security officials have been linked to extortion this year, a reflection of the nation's crumbling state and dire economic situation. …
There are increasing signs that Paraguay's security forces are in upheaval, enabling a small guerrilla group to carry out high-profile kidnappings and attacks on infrastructure. …
El Salvador is at a crossroads. Security forces and sophisticated street gangs are locked into what increasingly looks like a civil war, albeit without the obvious political component.
Killings by São Paulo state security forces are on the rise, once again highlighting police violence in Brazil and the culture which encourages it. …
The arrest of several police officers accused of extrajudicial killings once again shines the spotlight on this issue in Venezuela.
The following is an account of how one journalist accidentally witnessed police beating suspected gang members in El Salvador. The episode raises troubling questions about police brutality in a country…
An internal report says Venezuela's National Police is experiencing a "structural crisis" due to lack of resources and training, pinpointing issues that have fueled corruption and use of excessive force…
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