02812oam 2200709I 450 991045006630332120200520144314.01-135-87446-81-280-30257-797866103025740-203-31299-610.4324/9780203312995 (CKB)1000000000248844(EBL)199684(OCoLC)475907096(SSID)ssj0000129891(PQKBManifestationID)11937006(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000129891(PQKBWorkID)10079995(PQKB)10832127(MiAaPQ)EBC199684(PPN)198459823(Au-PeEL)EBL199684(CaPaEBR)ebr10163186(CaONFJC)MIL30257(OCoLC)61813225(EXLCZ)99100000000024884420180331d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrContesting the iron fist advocacy networks and police violence in democratic Argentina and Chile /laudio A. FuentesNew York :Routledge,2005.1 online resource (196 p.)Latin American studies : social sciences and lawDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-64697-9 0-415-97169-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-218) and index.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.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.Latin American studies (Routledge (Firm))Human rights advocacyChilePolice brutalityChileHuman rights advocacyArgentinaPolice brutalityArgentinaElectronic books.Human rights advocacyPolice brutalityHuman rights advocacyPolice brutality363.2/32Fuentes Claudio.932291MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450066303321Contesting the iron fist2097375UNINA