Crime and Violence in Latin American Borders Summer I 2017
LABS 4301-34559
Monday to Friday, Summer I
11:40 am -1:50 pm, UGLC #210
To understand crime and violence according to a political economy perspective, students will learn about the 5 most dangerous border regions in Latin America (U.S-Mexico, Mexico-Guatemala, Guatemala-Honduras, Colombia-Venezuela, Paraguay-Brazil):
- Smuggling of people
- Types of crime and violence, including organized and unorganized crime
- Factors affecting governments, businesses, individuals and families, and the weakness of judicial and democratic institutions.
- Policies at national/international level that might best counter crime and violence
For more information, please call: (915) 747-5196