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Thesis: Organized crime in Mexico has surged over the past few years and is increasingly affecting the drug trafficking crisis in the United States. I.  Introduction Thesis Organized Crime Definition – Drug Trafficking Definition – Drug trafficking is an illicit trade involving the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of substances which are subject to laws. Security in Mexico Role of U.S. Law Enforcement Body Mexico and the U.S. Drug Trafficking Crisis Background of Priority Areas Organized Crime Drug Trafficking GAO Research – U.S. – Mexico Border Issues Relating to Drug Trafficking Nature of the Problem Discussed Effects on the U.S. Role of Law Enforcement Combined Policing Efforts in Mexico Countering the Threat over the Border The Future U.S. – Mexico Border Relations Conclusion Thesis ­- The drug trafficking situation in the United States has grown over the past few years from Mexico’s flourishing organized crime. Analytical Summary – Can the U.S. and Mexico combine policing efforts to reduce drug trafficking in the U.S.? Concluding Statement – By examining the security situation in Mexico and assessing its impact on the United States, the increased drug trafficking in Mexico crossing the United States’ border can be controlled with collective policing efforts. Beittel, J. S. (2011). Mexico’s Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence (R41576). . Finklea, K. M. (2010). Organized Crime in the United States: Trends and Issues for Congress ( . Kan, P. R. (2012). . Dulles, VA: Potomac Books. Organized Crime. (n.d.). Retrieved January 12, 2016, from https://www.fbi.gov/about- us/investigate/organizedcrime U.S. – Mexico Border: Issues and Challenges Confronting the United States and Mexico (GAO/NSIAD-99-190). (1999). U.S. Government Accounting Office. Mexico’s Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence By June S. – – Cartels at War: Mexico’s Drug-fueled Violence and the Threat to U.S … By Paul Rexton – Organized Crime – https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/organizedcrime – Report by the GAO July 1999 = Reference: Beittel, J. S. (2011). Mexico’s Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence (R41576). . : Reference: Finklea, K. M. (2010). Organized Crime in the United States: Trends and Issues for Congress ( . : This CRS report, Organized Crime in the United States by Kristin M. Finklea, centers on the issue on whether the evolving nature of organized crime requires new enforcement tools and if the concern is great enough for Congress to allocate resources to counter the threats. Finklea is an Analyst in Domestic Security for CRS. This report provides a background on organized crime in the United States as well as the tools that Congress has afforded for the federal government to combat it. As a resource to the research paper, Organized Crime in the United States will provide a clear definition of corruption, summarize the background and explain the efforts Congress has produced in the past to combat organized crime. Reference: : The book includes an overview of the major elements of the criminological enterprise. The objective is to classify and analyze different crime trends and patterns, analyze criminological theories, and conduct research. Reference: Kan, P. R. (2012). . Dulles, VA: Potomac Books. : Paul Kan has produced a brilliant analysis and reflective policy recommendations t

o deal with the alarming situation faced by the U.S.’s neighbor, Mexico, as they face a bloody and challenging internal battle to establish the rule of law in the face of the violent drug cartels. Kan’s Cartels at War book is the definitive work that is available to understand the struggle for Mexico’s organized crime and the threat that it places on the U.S. As a resource for the research paper, Cartels at War is the one of the best available sources for an intellectual understanding of the challenges the U.S. faces concerning the Mexican drug trafficking danger. Kan has provided a conceptual framework to understand this challenge and explains how the U.S. can recognize that a peaceful, law-abiding Mexico is vital to our future. Kan has done a thoroughly commendable analytical job of objective scholarship with this book. Reference: Organized Crime. (n.d.). Retrieved January 12, 2016, from https://www.fbi.gov/about- us/investigate/organizedcrime : FBI.gov is an official site of the U.S. Government’s Department of Justice. FBI.gov works with international partners to build cases and disrupt groups with global ties. This government website provides resources about uncovering organized crime operations, identifying confidential sources and intelligence with analysis sharing and statistics. The FBI Organized Crime Program employs a methodology that yields a maximum impact, pursues targets with direct ties to international criminal enterprises, and ensures that targets are dismantled or significantly disrupted. By using FBI.gov as a resource, the research paper will have up-to-date, critical information and intelligence on the Mexican drug trafficking implications for the U.S. The Department of Justice law enforcement agencies have outstanding relationships with law enforcement agencies on both sides of the Mexico border. The Department strives to manage investigative activity and improve intelligence to effectively manage efforts with the goal of detecting, infiltrating, and dismantling drug trafficking groups that are directly responsible for the violence in Mexico. Reference: U.S. – Mexico Border: Issues and Challenges Confronting the United States and Mexico (GAO/NSIAD-99-190). (1999). U.S. Government Accounting Office. : The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent agency that works for Congress. The GAO investigates how the U.S. federal government spends taxpayer dollars that supports Congress by helping to improve performance and ensure the accountability of the federal government for the benefit of the American people. To obtain statistics on the major issues on the U.S. – Mexico border, the GAO conducted an extensive literature search and relied on several GAO reports and government studies. GAO’s U.S. – Mexico Border Report outlines the strategy to develop closer relations with Mexico. These in-depth analysis summaries the nature of the major border issues and provides information on the U.S. Mexican efforts that are underway to address them. The GAO and Mexico consider drug trafficking to be the major threat to their national security and have endeavored to address drug-trafficking problems through coordination and development of a binational counter-narcotics strategy. As a resource for the research paper, this GAO report will identify the important implications of U.S. efforts to sanction illicit drugs and illegal immigration relating to organized crime and drug trafficking.