Gangs of the El PasoJuarez Borderlan..., Mike Tapia
Gangs of the El PasoJuarez Borderlan..., Mike Tapia
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Gangs of the El Paso-Juárez Borderland
A History

Author: Mike Tapia

Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Unabridged: 6 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/09/2021


Synopsis

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.

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.

About Mike Tapia

Mike Tapia is an associate professor of criminology at New Mexico State University. He is the author of The Barrio Gangs of San Antonio, 1915-2015.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah on December 06, 2024

First - just need to say that I'm all over the place on how many stars to give this book. From an enjoyment (tough topic) I'd say 3 stars -it is very much a numbers/statistics kind of book - lists of gang names and affiliations, how they came into being. Two, I'd give it 5 stars - From a helpful, nee......more

Goodreads review by Kevin on June 15, 2021

Big on statistics and repetitious. This book at 201 pages could have all the contents in about 80 pages and a few charts. Statistics make for boring reading unless you need them for a lecture. Although the book clearly outlined the origins and evolution of Chicano gangs it was likely written by a robo......more