TY - BOOK AU - Howarth,Kirsten AU - Peterson,Jenny H. AU - Carpenter,Ami C. AU - Celestina,Mateja AU - Rivera,Lirio GutiƩrrez TI - Linking Political Violence and Crime in Latin America: Myths, Realities, and Complexities T2 - Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century Series SN - 9781498507202 AV - HN110.5.Z9V5534 2016 U1 - 303.6098 PY - 2016/// CY - Blue Ridge Summit PB - Lexington Books/Fortress Academic KW - Political violence--Latin America KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Tables -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Politics of Crime, Violence, and Policy -- 2 Gang Conflict and Drug Trafficking -- 3 Unpacking Post-Conflict Violence and Crime in El Salvador -- 4 Prison Violence and Change -- 5 Violence and Place-Belongingness -- Conclusion -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors N2 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4414509 ER -