Essays about: "drug trafficking"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the words drug trafficking.

  1. 11. Trafficking in Persons and Internal Armed Conflict - Governmental Barriers to Combat Trafficking in Women and Girls for Sexual Exploitation in Colombia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Rebecca Larsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Colombia is a country characterized by an intense internal armed conflict, which has its foundation in political instability followed by discontent among the population of the country. With the rise of drug lords, rebel groups, paramilitaries and army the conflict has continuously intensified towards the government, which has left countless of civilians displaced and vulnerable. READ MORE

  3. 12. National drug trafficking providing a local drug market in a medium-sized city in Sweden with illegal drugs : A mixed method study

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Avdelningen för samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Veronica Hedström; Emelie Pettersson; Emma Strand; [2017]
    Keywords : Illegal drugs; drug trafficking; means for transportation; local market.;

    Abstract : Introduction: The Police in Sundsvall has identified a problem of an open drug market in the inner city of Sundsvall. Behind an open drug market there is an organization that consists of several steps. Internet also contributes to a drug trafficking. READ MORE

  4. 13. Criminal insurgencies and weak states : Understanding the structural causes of Colombian cartels

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Jakob Hedin; [2017]
    Keywords : Colombia; cartels; criminal insurgencies; state formation;

    Abstract : This paper discusses the socio-economic structural causes that favored the creation of drug cartels in Colombia. This paper argues that structural causes are often neglected from research on cartels and drug trafficking and the aim of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of how new policies can be achieved that are based on the comprehension of the deep socio-economic conditions which are a part of the very structures of Colombia and their relation to the cartels. READ MORE

  5. 14. Girls in Youth Gangs in Central America

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Romanska och klassiska institutionen

    Author : Joseline Paulsson; [2016]
    Keywords : Girls; Youth Gangs; Central America; Violence; Gender; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras;

    Abstract : Youth gangs, so-called Maras, in Central America have for a long time been one of the major factors contributing to the great amount of organized crime and violence in the Central American countries. The citizens in this region are exposed to violence and other crimes from the gangs on a daily basis. READ MORE

  6. 15. Contribution of the European Union in Combating Terrorism in Peru from 1993 to 2013

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Author : Isabelle Nilsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Keywords: Terrorism; Peru; European Union; Sendero Luminoso; International security.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates how the EU has contributed in combating terrorism in Peru. The thesis focuses on the terrorist group Sendero Luminoso during the years 1993-2013. It also investigates why terrorism in Peru should be of concern for the EU and if Sendero Luminoso should be considered a threat today. READ MORE