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05350aam a2200469 i 4500 001 8C273BA6FDB011E7BCC604F996128E48 003 SILO 005 20180120010217 008 141203s2015 flua b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2014046095 020 $a 0813060680 020 $a 9780813060682 035 $a (OCoLC)889164938 040 $a FUG/DLC $b eng $e rda $c FUG $d DLC $d STF $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCF $d CDX $d DGU $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us $a n-us--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us 050 00 $a HV5840.L3 $b D773 2015 082 00 $a 363.45097 $2 23 245 00 $a Drug trafficking, organized crime, and violence in the Americas today / $c edited by Bruce M. Bagley and Jonathan D. Rosen. 264 1 $a Gainesville : $b University Press of Florida, $c [2015] 300 $a xx, 437 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 520 $a This book seeks to provide a clear picture of recent developments in drug trafficking in the Americas. Through analysis and empirical data, this study shows that the War on Drugs, declared by Reagan in 1982, has been ineffective at best and, at worst, has created major negative consequences for countries throughout the region. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Preface: On the study of drug trafficking and organized crime networks in Latin America and the Caribbean in the twenty-first century -- Introduction. Drug trafficking and organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean in the twenty-first century : challenges to democracy / Bruce M. Bagley -- U.S. drug policies at home and abroad -- Coca, cocaine, and consumption : trends and antitrends / J. Bryan Page -- Illegal drugs as a national security threat : securitization of drugs in the U.S. official discourse / Yulia Vorobyeva -- The war on drugs and the role of southcom / Juan Gabriel Tokatlian -- Mission creep : the U.S. military's counterdrug role in the Americas / Adam Isacson -- Security challenges at the U.S.-Mexican border : understanding the security threats to state and local governments / RociÌo A. Rivera Barradas -- Drug-control policies in the United States : patterns, prevalence, and problems of drug use in the United States / Bruce M. Bagley -- 505 0 $a Drug trafficking and organized crime : country and regional analyses -- Colombia -- Colombia and its wars against drug trafficking, 1970-2010 / Elvira MariÌa Restrepo -- Illicit drugs in the Colombia-U.S. relationship : review and prospects / Arlene B. Tickner and Carolina Cepeda -- Escalating heroin consumption and the spread of HIV in Colombia : an emerging public health threat / Clyde McCoy, Daniel H. Ciccarone, Zelde Espinel Ben-Amy, Jeanene McCoy Bengoa, Oscar Bernal, Duane C. McBride, and James M. Shultz -- Bolivia -- Bolivian drug policy under the Morales Administration / Marten W. Brienen -- Peru -- The vicious cycle : the resurgence of drug production and drug trafficking in Peru / Marten W. Brienen and Jonathan D. Rosen -- Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean -- In search of the M¿rida initiative : from antecedents to practical results / Alberto Lozano-VaÌzquez and Jorge Rebolledo Flores -- Police reform in Mexico : a never-ending story / Sigrid Arzt -- 505 0 $a Democracy, security, and organized crime in Central America / Francisco Rojas Aravena -- Seeking out the state : organized crime, violence, and statetropism in the Caribbean / Lilian Bobea -- Brazil -- The power of organized crime in Brazil : from public and social challenges to the effectiveness of reforms / Marcelo Rocha and Silva Zorovich -- Argentina -- Under (loose) control : drug trafficking in Argentina in times of paradigm change / Khatchik Derghougassian and Glen Evans -- Regional and international drug-control policies -- The role of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission : confronting the problem of illegal drugs in the Americas / Betty Horwitz -- The strategies of the European Union against drug trafficking / Roberto DomiÌnguez -- Analytical conclusions: the search for alternative drug policies in the Western Hemisphere / Bruce M. 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