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Christopher Newton

Posted inNews Brazil

Kidnapping Data for Ransom Is a Booming Business in Brazil

by Christopher Newton 3 Jul 20243 Jul 2024
The headquarters of the UNODC in Vienna, Austria
Posted inNews Drug Policy

Cocaine Surge Fuels Violence as Opium Falls: UN Drug Report 2024

by Christopher Newton 28 Jun 202428 Jun 2024
Posted inNews Brazil

Chop Shops Make a Comeback in São Paulo

by Christopher Newton 11 Jun 20243 Jul 2024
A soldier signals a helicopter in Rosario, Argentina. Un soldado dirige un helicóptero en Rosario, Argentina.
Posted inNews Security Policy

Milei’s Economic, Security Policies At Odds in Rosario, Argentina

by Christopher Newton 15 May 202415 May 2024
A Gendarmerie officer guards a crowded Chilean prison.
Posted inNews Security Policy

DataInSights: Is Chile Losing Control of its Prisons?

by Juliana Manjarrés and Christopher Newton 15 Apr 202415 Apr 2024
Protestors march demanding justice for Marielle Franco
Posted inNews Elites and Crime

Arrests Suggest Corruption Behind Murder of Marielle Franco in Brazil

by Christopher Newton 26 Mar 202426 Mar 2024
Posted inNews Mexico

InSight Crime’s 2023 Cocaine Seizure Round-Up

by Christopher Newton and Juliana Manjarrés 20 Mar 20247 May 2024
Protesters hold signs calling for justice in a march against civilian deaths under Operation Shield, in Baixada Santista. Manifestadores con avisos pidiendo justicia en una manifestación contra las muertes provocadas por la Operación Escudo, en la Baixada Santista.
Posted inNews Security Policy

In Brazil, Old Police Tactics Lead to Same Results 

by Markus Espinoza and Christopher Newton 14 Mar 202414 Mar 2024
cover image map homicides round up rates 2023
Posted inNews Homicides

InSight Crime’s 2023 Homicide Round-Up

by Juliana Manjarrés and Christopher Newton 21 Feb 202422 Mar 2024
The front cover of the book, "Rosario: The Story Behind the Narco Mafia That Took Over the City."
Posted inNews Security Policy

How Rosario Became Argentina’s Drug Violence Capital

by Alicia Florez and Christopher Newton 30 Jan 202430 Jan 2024
Posted inNews ELN

GameChangers 2023: Top 5 Criminal Newsmakers

Jeremy McDermott by Juliana Manjarrés, Jeremy McDermott and Christopher Newton 3 Jan 202422 Dec 2023
Posted inNews Featured

What Is Behind Rising Violence in Bahia, Brazil?

by Christopher Newton, Sandra Pellegrini and Rachel Sodré 13 Dec 20233 Jul 2024

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