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Linking Political Violence and Crime in Latin America : Myths, Realities, and Complexities.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century SeriesPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (176 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498507202
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Linking Political Violence and Crime in Latin AmericaDDC classification:
  • 303.6098
LOC classification:
  • HN110.5.Z9V5534 2016
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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