TY - BOOK AU - Schaefer,Agnes Gereben AU - Bahney,Benjamin AU - Riley,Kevin Jack TI - Security in Mexico: implications for U.S. policy options T2 - RAND Corporation monograph series; RAND-MG-876 PY - 2009/// CY - Santa Monica, CA PB - RAND KW - USA KW - foreign policy KW - Mexico N1 - Title from PDF title page (viewed on April 28, 2009) N2 - Violence in Mexico has spiked over the past four years and is increasingly affecting the United States. In response, both the Mexican government and the U.S. government are searching for ways to improve security in Mexico. This monograph examines the security situation in Mexico and assesses its impact on the United States. In addition, it outlines a number of policy options that the United States can consider in its efforts to assist the Mexican government in improving internal security in Mexico.--Excerpted from Preface, p. iii UR - http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2009/RAND_MG876.pdf ER -