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Criminal organizations and the policymaking process

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  • Enrique Desmond Arias

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What role do criminal organisations play in policymaking? Evidence presented in this paper from Latin America and the Caribbean points to the complex ways that various types of criminal groups influence the policy process. Based on the structure of the criminal organisation and the relationship between these groups and state officials this article illustrates the different types of dynamics criminal groups contribute to the policy process. In some cases, these dynamics increase the costs of policies while in others they alter the content of policies and strengthen the position of criminal groups in the neighbourhoods where they operate. The article identifies three dimensions along which criminal groups intervene in the policy process: friction; division; and mediation. The article shows these dynamics by looking at how criminal groups intervene in the policy process in various gang-controlled neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro, Medellín, and Kingston.

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  • Enrique Desmond Arias, 2018. "Criminal organizations and the policymaking process," Global Crime, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(3-4), pages 339-361, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fglcxx:v:19:y:2018:i:3-4:p:339-361
    DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2018.1471990
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