From Drug Cartels to Criminal Enterprises: Government Crackdowns and Organized Crime Diversification Strategies

• In Event: JSS: Social Movements in Latin America

Brief Overview

This paper examines how government crackdowns can push drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) to diversify their activities and expand their presence. It then investigates the effects this has on violence and crime in the places DTOs expand to.

Author

• Marco Alcocer, University of California-San Diego