Gangs of the El Paso-Juárez Borderland

<p>This thought-provoking book examines gang history in the region encompassing West Texas Southern New Mexico and Northern Chihuahua Mexico. Known as the El Paso�Juárez borderland region the area contains more than three million people spanning 130 miles from east to west. From the badlands�the historically notorious eastern Valle de Juárez�to the Puerto Palomas port of entry at Columbus New Mexico this area has become more militarized and politicized than ever before. Mike Tapia examines this region by exploring a century of historical developments through a criminological lens and by studying the diverse subcultures on both sides of the law.<br /><br />Tapia looks extensively at the role of history and geography on criminal subculture formation in the binational urban setting of El Paso�Juárez demonstrating the region�s unique context for criminogenic processes. He provides a poignant case study of Homeland Security and the apparent lack of drug-war spillover in communities on the US-Mexico border.</p>