Criminality, Public Security, and the Challenge to Democracy in Latin America (Kellogg Institute Series on Democracy and Development)

✍ Scribed by Marcelo Bergman (editor)

Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Leaves: 359
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half title
Series page
Title page
Copyright
Contents
Acronyms
Introduction
Part 1: Trends in Criminality
1. Regional Homicide Patternsin Brazil
2. Citizen (In)Security in Chile, 1980–2007
3. Rising Crime in Mexico and Buenos Aires
Part 2: Police and Criminal Justice Reform
4. La Mano Dura
5. Public Opinion and the Police in Chile
6. The Weaknesses of Public Security Forces in Mexico City
7. The Pursuit of Efficiency and the Colombian Criminal Justice System
8. Criminal Process Reform and Citizen Security
9. Latin America’s Prisons
Part 3: Citizen Security, Democratization, and the Rule of Law
10. “Security Traps” and Democratic Governability in Latin America
11. Citizen Insecurity and Democracy
Bibliography
Contributors
Index

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