1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450066303321

Autore

Fuentes Claudio

Titolo

Contesting the iron fist : advocacy networks and police violence in democratic Argentina and Chile / / laudio A. Fuentes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-135-87446-8

1-280-30257-7

9786610302574

0-203-31299-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Collana

Latin American studies : social sciences and law

Disciplina

363.2/32

Soggetti

Human rights advocacy - Chile

Police brutality - Chile

Human rights advocacy - Argentina

Police brutality - Argentina

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-218) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Guarding the guardians -- Chile: the denial of police violence -- Explaining an unexpected legal reform in Chile -- Argentina: strong advocacy groups, fluctuating influence -- Dealing with a corporate police force in Argentina -- Contesting the iron fist.

Sommario/riassunto

This work analyzes the interactions and international connections of the ""civil rights"" and ""pro-order"" coalitions of state and societal actors in the two countries. The author demonstrates that in democratizing contexts, protecting citizens from police abuse and becomes part of a debate about how to deal with issues of public safety and social control and of perceived trade-offs between liberty and security.