![Fishing boats at a dock](/centers/latin-american-latino-studies/images/Fishing.jpg)
Security
CLALS Security projects examine diverse forms of violence, crime, human rights violations, and other regional and transnational threats, reflecting AU’s strategic focus on research addressing security.
![Fishing boats at a dock](/centers/latin-american-latino-studies/images/Fishing.jpg)
![Wildlife Trafficking](/centers/latin-american-latino-studies/images/Wildlife-Trafficking.jpeg)
Wildlife Trafficking & Illegal Logging in Latin America
![Transnational Criminal Organizations in Brazil](/centers/latin-american-latino-studies/images/TCOGraphic_v3.jpg)
Transnational Criminal Organizations in Brazil & the Southern Cone
![PCC](/centers/latin-american-latino-studies/images/Brazil-PCC-1-Ilus-InSight_Crime-LO-RES.jpg)
Western Hemisphere Regional Transnational Crime Assessment & Analysis
![Exclusion Violence and Community](/centers/latin-american-latino-studies/images/Exclusion-and-Violence-Main-Image350x200.jpg)
Exclusion & Violence in Central American Cities
![Transnational Criminal Capacity of MS-13 in the US and El Salvador](/centers/latin-american-latino-studies/images/logoMS13projectFINAL.jpg)
Transnational Criminal Capacity of MS-13
![A South American city square](/centers/latin-american-latino-studies/images/Religion-Violence-Header-Image-350x200.jpg)