While research increasingly recognizes the importance of civilian agency and strategies in influencing conflict dynamics and reducing civilian victimization in the context of armed conflict, research has until now not investigated whether civilians also have the capacity to limit organized criminal violence. This study thus aims to answer under which conditions civilians can protect themselves from and influence levels of organized criminal violence and draws on the literatures on civilian self-protection and autonomy strategies in the context of armed conflict, as well as on organized criminal governance and violence. I argue that civilian communities with high levels of social organization will experience lower levels of violence, as they are more likely to mount successful collective strategies that influence costs and benefits for organized crime groups to use violence. Using the method of structured focused comparison, this hypothesis is tested on the Colombian municipalities San Juan de Arama, Vistahermosa and Granada. The results show some support for the theorized relationship. In general, municipalities with higher levels of social organization experienced lower levels of organized criminal violence, but this relationship appears to be moderated by levels of civil war violence. Due to the explorative character of this study, more research is warranted.

La delincuencia organizada es un problema que afecta a nivel mundial, y se ha convertido en una amenaza para la seguridad de diversos países. En el Perú, en específico, se han visto involucrados abogados, en el asesoramiento jurídico ilegal a organizaciones criminales, debido a la necesidad de estas de contar con asesoría legal para llevar a cabo sus actividades delictivas de manera más efectiva y evitar ser detectados por las autoridades. Aunado a ello, la falta de regulación y control en el ejercicio de la abogacía permite que algunos abogados se involucren en actividades ilegales sin ser detectados. En este contexto, la tesis "¿Cómo incorporar el asesoramiento jurídico ilegal como causal configuradora en el delito de Organización Criminal?" propone una modificación legislativa del artículo 317° del Código Penal, para incorporar el asesoramiento jurídico ilegal como causal configuradora del delito de Organización Criminal. La metodología utilizada en la tesis se basa en la revisión bibliográfica y documental, y en el análisis de casuística nacional de asesoramiento jurídico ilegal a organizaciones criminales. Los resultados más relevantes incluyen la identificación de supuestos de asesoramiento jurídico ilegal en Perú, considerando los elementos requeridos por la Ley N° 30077, y la argumentación sólida para su incorporación como causal configurada del delito de Organización Criminal. Estos hallazgos buscan fortalecer el sistema legal y proteger la integridad de la profesión legal en la lucha contra la delincuencia organizada en el país. / Organized crime is a global issue that has become a threat to the security of various countries. In Peru, specifically, lawyers have been involved in providing illegal legal advice to criminal organizations due to the need for these groups to have legal guidance to carry out their illegal activities more effectively and avoid detection by authorities. Additionally, the lack of regulation and control in the practice of law allows some lawyers to engage in illegal activities without being detected. In this context, the thesis "How to incorporate illegal legal advice as an establishing factor in the crime of Criminal Organization" proposes a legislative amendment to Article 317 of the Penal Code to include illegal legal advice as an establishing factor for the crime of Criminal Organization. The methodology used in the thesis is based on bibliographical and documentary review and the analysis of national cases of illegal legal advice to criminal organizations. The most relevant results include the identification of cases of illegal legal advice in Peru, considering the elements required by Law No. 30077, and a strong argument for its incorporation as an establishing factor for the crime of Criminal Organization. These findings aim to strengthen the legal system and protect the integrity of the legal profession in the fight against organized crime in the country.