No Boundaries: Transnational Latino Gangs and American Law Enforcement - Hardcover

Tom Diaz

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0472116290 ISBN 13: 9780472116294

Publisher: Univ of Michigan Pr, 2009

Synopsis

"Tom Diaz has worn out some shoe leather, much like a good detective, in gathering facts, not myths or urban legends. As a result he has produced an accurate and comprehensive look at a grave and present danger to our society."---From the foreword by Chris Swecker, former Assistant Director of the FBI and former head of the FBI's Criminal Investigative DivisionNo Boundaries is a disturbing account of what many consider the "next Mafia"---Latino crime gangs. Like the Mafia, these gangs operate an international network, consider violence a routine matter, and defy U.S. law enforcement at every level. Also, the gangs spawn kingpins such as the notorious Nelson Martinez Varela Comandari, who nearly became the first "Latin godfather" in the United States.Focusing on the Los Angeles-based Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and the 18th Street Gang, and the Chicago-based Latin Kings, Tom Diaz describes how neighborhood gangs evolved into extremely brutal, sophisticated crimi

About this title

About the Author:

Tom Diaz is a lawyer, author, and public speaker who conducts research on gun policy and violence for the Violence Policy Center, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. During his former career in journalism, he covered national security affairs for the Washington Times. He also served as counsel to the U.S. House Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice from 1993 to 1997. His previous books include Lightning out of Lebanon: Hezbollah Terrorists on American Soil (with Barbara Newman) and Making a Killing: The Business of Guns in America (New Press, 1999). He lives in Washington, D.C.

Review:

"Tom Diaz has worn out some shoe leather, much like a good detective, in gathering facts, not myths or urban legends. As a result he has produced an accurate and comprehensive look at a grave and present danger to our society." - From the Foreword by Chris Swecker, Former Assistant Director of the FBI's Criminal Investigation Division"

About this edition

• Publisher: Univ of Michigan Pr
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0472116290
• ISBN 13: 9780472116294
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 341