Criminalized power structures (CPS) are illicit networks that profit from transactions in black markets and from criminalized state institutions while perpetuating a culture of impunity. The book articulates a typology for assessing the threats of CPS and for implementing appropriate strategies to achieve sustainable peace.

Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction, Michael Dziedzic
Part 2: Irreconcilables
Chapter 2: Bosnia: Third Entity Movement, Karmen Fields and Oscar Vera
Chapter 3: Guatemala: The Clandestine Security Apparatus, Carlos Castresana
Chapter 4: Sierra Leone: The Revolutionary United Front, Ismail Rashid
Chapter 5: Haiti: Gangs of Cité Soleil, David Beer
Part 3: Violent Opposition, Negotiable Interests
Chapter 6: Kosovo: The Kosovo Liberation Army, Michael Dziedzic, Laura Mercean, and Elton Skendaj
Chapter 7: DRC: March 23 Movement, Jana Nyerges
Chapter 8: Afghanistan: Criminal Patronage Networks, Carl Forsberg and Tim Sullivan
Chapter 9: Iraq: Jaish al-Mahdi, Phil Williams and Dan Bisbee
Part 4: Supporters of the Peace Process
Chapter 10: Colombia: Paramilitaries, Jennifer S. Holmes
Chapter 11: Iraq: Iraq: The Rise, Fall and Persistence of the Maliki Regime Dan Bisbee
Part 5: Conclusions, Toolkit, and Recommendations
Chapter 12: Conclusions, Michael Dziedzic
Chapter 13: An Overview of the International Toolkit for Subduing Criminalized Power Structures, Michael Dziedzic
Chapter 14: Recommendations, Michael Dziedzic