Do Vigilante Groups Reduce Cartel-Related Violence? An Empirical Assessment of Crime Trends in Michoacán, Mexico

IF 1.2 3区社会学 Q2 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Studies in Conflict & Terrorism Pub Date : 2023-07-03 DOI:10.1080/1057610X.2020.1816683

Juan del Río

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Abstract

Abstract When the Knights Templar cartel targeted the people of Michoacán, vigilantes formed for protection. This study uses a paired sample t-test to investigate the effect that the emergence and subsequent removal of the vigilantes and their confrontational approach against the Knights Templar had on cartel-related crimes. Initially, homicides increased in vigilante areas, while kidnappings and extortions decreased. After vigilantes were removed, homicides and kidnappings increased, while extortions decreased. Government removal of vigilantes allowed for a power vacuum to ensue, allowing violence to increase. Therefore, violence initially increases with vigilante presence, then decreases, while increasing again once the group is removed.

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治安维持团体能减少与卡特尔有关的暴力吗?墨西哥Michoacán犯罪趋势的实证评估

当圣殿骑士团以Michoacán的人民为目标时，义警应运而生。本研究使用配对样本t检验来调查义务警员的出现和随后的移除，以及他们对抗圣殿骑士团的方式对卡特尔相关犯罪的影响。最初，治安维持地区的凶杀案有所增加，而绑架和勒索案件有所减少。治安维持者被清除后，谋杀和绑架增加了，而敲诈勒索减少了。政府驱逐义务警员导致权力真空，暴力事件增加。因此，暴力最初会随着治安维持者的出现而增加，然后减少，而一旦治安维持者消失，暴力又会再次增加。

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5.40

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10.00%

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期刊介绍： Terrorism and insurgency are now the dominant forms of conflict in the world today. Fuelled by moribund peace processes, ethnic and religious strife, disputes over natural resources, and transnational organized crime, these longstanding security challenges have become even more violent and intractable: posing new threats to international peace and stability. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism aims to cast new light on the origins and implications of conflict in the 21st Century and to illuminate new approaches and solutions to countering the growth and escalation of contemporary sub-state violence.