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

Informationen zum Autor Kirsten Howarth is a lecturer in humanitarian and conflict response at the University of Manchester.Jenny H. Peterson is an instructor at the University of British Columbia. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 The Politics of Crime, Violence, and PolicyChapter 2 Gang Conflict and Drug Trafficking: Challenges and Opportunities for Conflict Resolution in Mexico and Central AmericaChapter 3 Unpacking Post-Conflict Violence and Crime in El Salvador: The Role of Public Security Chapter 4 Prison Violence and Change: The Impact of Crime Control Policies on Honduran Prisons Chapter 5 Violence and Place-Belongingness: Myths and Realities of Violence in ColombiaChapter 6 Conclusion: Thematic Linkages, Deviations, and Policy Implications

Product details

• Authors: Kirsten Peterson Howarth
• Assisted by: Kirsten Howarth (Editor), Howarth Kirsten (Editor), Jenny H. Peterson (Editor), Peterson Jenny H. (Editor)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.03.2016
• EAN: 9781498507196
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-0719-6
• No. of pages: 174
• Series: Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Latin America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, International Relations, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America