POL SCI 51A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Religious War, Mexican Mafia, Prison Gang
19 Oct 2016
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Society is made up of the state. The difference between states and regimes, governments: origins of the state. The treaty of westphalia allowed states to identify each other: consent and legitimacy. If you do not have these characteristics then you might not be fully in control of the state: the mexican mafia. A prison gang in s. california that controls much of the drug trade in los angeles. They have common cultures -- tattoos, dressed the same, etc. Two puzzles about drug gangs in la. Even though it is a small gang it controls most of the narcotics trade by latinos in los. Think about the incentives that people with the means of violence have to limit themselves. Think about how institutions can enhance wallace -- states take care of their people. One should understand that either 100 or 0 percent is what they take. The difference is that the u. s. has more effective control over larger territory.
