Targeted for Extortion: The Plight of Garbage Collectors in Guatemala

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Keywords:

Garbage collectors, payment of extortion, criminal organizations, control, temporary groups

Abstract

We present the interview conducted with a person who works in a garbage collection company located in a municipality in the south of the department of Guatemala. Three variables identified in the interview are described in relation to extortion in Guatemala and promotes proposals for solutions to the scourge.

Author Biography

Lizandro Alberto Acuña Jerónimo, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Instituto de Análisis e Investigación de los Problemas Nacionales

Graduate in Legal and Social Sciences, researcher in the area of Security and Justice at IPNUSAC.
E-mail: lizandro.usac@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4320-1382

References

Acuña. L. (2023). La persecución penal al delito de la extorsión. Revista Análisis de la Realidad Nacional. (258).

https://rarn.usac.edu.gt/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/R258_La_persecucion_penal_al_delito_de_la_extorsion.pdf

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Menchú. E. (9 de agosto de 2023). Tras la Sombra del Miedo: El Mapa de Extorsiones en Guatemala. DIÁLOGOS. https://dialogos.org.gt/2023/08/09/tras-la-sombradel-miedo-el-mapa-de-extorsiones-en-guatemala/

Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. (2020). Agenda Estratégica 2020-2024, una propuesta desde la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. https://ipn.usac.edu.gt/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Agenda-Estrategica-Nacional-completo.pdf

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Published

2024-07-03

How to Cite

Acuña Jerónimo, L. A. (2024). Targeted for Extortion: The Plight of Garbage Collectors in Guatemala. Análisis De La Realidad Nacional, 13(261), 50–57. Retrieved from https://revistas.usac.edu.gt/index.php/arn/article/view/1740

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Vol. 13 No. 261 (2024): Basura nuestra

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