In the wake of so-called “hardline policies” against criminal groups (persecution,
militarization, strengthening of security apparatuses), we take a comprehensive approach to …

Many have debated whether or not human smugglers, known as coyotes, are involved with
drug trafficking organizations. Scholars have largely rejected so‐called “narcocoyotaje” …

During the 2008 global financial crisis, gold‐backed reserves became a 'safe haven'for
capital investment, causing gold prices to hit historic highs. Globally, small‐scale gold …

This paper argues that reconsidering the disciplinary significance of the geographies of
crime is timely. It has three aims. First, it identifies recent developments in the geographical …

This essay introduces a special issue of ACME focused on the “carceral-police continuum.”
We use this phrase to highlight three important concepts in policing and carceral …

This article draws on a unique dataset of more than eleven hundred postdeportation surveys
to examine migrants' experiences with coyotes (human smugglers) along the US-Mexico …

THE STUDY OF BORDERS1 draws on, and is a significant contributor to, import-ant
theoretical developments in the social sciences. We have moved away from envisioning …

The migration industry includes governments and private companies wanting to control and
limit human mobility, but also nonstate actors who help facilitate it. This article addresses the …

Illicit and illegal markets play a substantial role in the global economy, yet have received
little attention from economic geographers. This incisive, innovative book examines the …

Despite the fact that any semblance of a “police studies” in geography is relatively recent,
with calls for its development and expansion still being made in the literature today …