ABSTRACT
If an organized crime group is powerful, threatening and uncontrolled, a country must consider the costs and benefits of four major forces available to it to deal with these dangers—the military, intelligence agencies, foreign assistance and domestic law enforcement. The state must decide what, if any, system of rules and laws are applicable to whichever force or forces it chooses. The authors analyze these choices, noting different choices made by governments in the United Kingdom, Israel, the United States, Colombia, and Mexico.
