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UNINA9910817712503321 |
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Titolo |
Criminality, public security, and the challenge to democracy in Latin America / / edited by Marcelo Bergman and Laurence Whitehead |
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Notre Dame, Ind., : University of Notre Dame Press, c2009 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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From the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BergmanMarcelo |
WhiteheadLaurence |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Criminal statistics - Latin America |
Democracy - Latin America |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Recent titles from the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies"--P. facing t.p. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- contents -- acronyms -- Introduction -- Trends in Criminality -- Regional Homicide Patterns in Brazil -- Citizen (In)Security in Chile, 1980-2007 -- Rising Crime in Mexico and Buenos Aires -- Police and Criminal Justice Reform -- La Mano Dura -- Public Opinion and the Police in Chile -- The Weaknesses of Public Security Forces in Mexico City -- The Pursuit of Efficiency and the Colombian Criminal Justice System -- Criminal Process Reform and Citizen Security -- Latin America's Prisons -- Citizen Security, Democratization, and the Rule of Law -- "Security Traps" and Democratic Governability in Latin America -- Citizen Insecurity and Democracy -- bibliography -- contributors -- index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The contributors to this book offer a collective assessment of some of the causes for the alarming rise in criminal activity in Latin America as new democratic regimes have taken root. |
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