02932nam 2200589 450 991079817620332120170919053908.01-4985-0720-4(CKB)3710000000603835(EBL)4414509(OCoLC)934706133(SSID)ssj0001624044(PQKBManifestationID)16361958(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001624044(PQKBWorkID)14876772(PQKB)11528014(PQKBManifestationID)16278152(PQKBWorkID)14876773(PQKB)24459234(MiAaPQ)EBC4414509(iGPub)ROWMANB0016291(EXLCZ)99371000000060383520160111d2016 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLinking political violence and crime in Latin America myths, realities, and complexities /edited by Kirsten Howarth and Jenny H. PetersonLanham :Lexington Books,[2016]1 online resource (167 p.)Security in the Americas in the Twenty-first centuryDescription based upon print version of record.1-4985-0719-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: politics, crime, and violence in Latin America / Kirsten Howarth and Jenny H. Peterson -- The politics of crime, violence, and policy / Jenny H. Peterson -- Gang conflict and drug trafficking: challenges and opportunities for conflict resolution in Mexico and Central America / Ami C. Carpenter -- Unpacking post-conflict violence and crime in El Salvador: the role of public security / Kirsten Howarth -- Prison violence and change: the impact of crime control policies on Honduran prisons / Lirio GutieĢrrez Rivera -- Violence and place-belongingness: myths and realities of violence in Colombia / Mateja Celestina -- Conclusion: thematic linkages, deviations, and policy implications / Kirsten Howarth and Jenny H. Peterson.This book examines the relationship between politics, crime, and violence in Latin America with the aim of moving away from overly simplified views of the region. Instead, it engages in deeper structural analysis, making use of a range of approaches with the wider aim of improving policies that seek to reduce the impact of crime-related violence.Security in the Americas in the twenty-first century.Political violenceLatin AmericaCrimeLatin AmericaPolitical violenceCrime303.6098Howarth KirstenPeterson Jenny H.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910798176203321Linking political violence and crime in Latin America3854989UNINA