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April 24, 2026Latin American Politics and SocietyOpen Access

Jonathan D. Rosen. Criminal Actors in Latin America. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2025. Front matter, 86 pp. ; hardcover 44. 99, eBook 34. 99.

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LSLuis Simbaña-Caiza

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Overview

Book overview highlights the nature and impact of criminal organizations in Latin America, suggesting nuanced understanding of their role.

Key Points

  • The book aims to provide a focused examination of major criminal actors in specific Latin American countries.
  • Analyzes six countries: Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador, Honduras, Brazil, and Argentina.
  • Examines organizational structures, operational scopes, and violence levels of various criminal groups.
  • Employs case studies to illustrate different types of criminal actors and their evolution.
  • Identifies distinct characteristics of transnational crime groups versus local gangs.
  • Highlights processes of fragmentation and adaptation within and among criminal organizations.
  • Demonstrates the impact of state interventions on the dynamics of criminal groups.

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Luis Simbaña-Caiza (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69eb0803553a5433e34b34eehttps://doi.org/10.1017/lap.2026.10053
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