Drugs, Gangs, and Violence

Jonathan D. Rosen is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Holy Family University, USA, and has most recently published The Losing War: Plan Colombia and Beyond.Hanna Samir Kassab is Teaching Assistant Professor at East Carolina University, USA, and has most recently published Grand Strategies of Weak States and Great Powers.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. History of Crime and Violence.- 3. Fragile States, Corruption, and Crime.- 4. Trends in Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime.- 5. Gangs and Counter-gang Strategies.- 6. Understanding the Nature Violence: Crime and its Future.- 7. Conclusion.