Crime, Violence and the State in Latin America Crime, Violence and the State in Latin America
Routledge Studies in Latin American Politics

Crime, Violence and the State in Latin America

    • $52.99
    • $52.99

Publisher Description

In this succinct text, Jonathan D. Rosen and Hanna Samir Kassab explore the linkage between weak institutions and government policies designed to combat drug trafficking, organized crime, and violence in Latin America.

Using quantitative analysis to examine criminal violence and publicly available survey data from the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) to conduct regression analysis, individual case studies on Colombia, Mexico, El Salvador, and Nicaragua highlight the major challenges that governments face and how they have responded to various security issues. Rosen and Kassab later turn their attention to the role of external criminal actors in the region and offer policy recommendations and lessons learned. Questions explored include:

What are the major trends in organized crime in this country?
How has organized crime evolved over time?
Who are the major criminal actors?
How has state fragility contributed to organized crime and violence (and vice versa)?
What has been the government’s response to drug trafficking and organized crime?
Have such policies contributed to violence?

Crime, Violence and the State in Latin America is suitable to both undergraduate and graduate courses in criminal justice, international relations, political science, comparative politics, international political economy, organized crime, drug trafficking, and violence.

GENRE
Nonfiction
RELEASED
2020
August 3
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
144
Pages
PUBLISHER
Taylor and Francis
SELLER
Taylor & Francis Group
SIZE
5.2
MB

More Books by Jonathan D. Rosen & Hanna Samir Kassab

Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime, and Violence in the Americas Today Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime, and Violence in the Americas Today
2017
The Cartel Lawyer The Cartel Lawyer
2021
Profesor Derecho Profesor Derecho
2022
The Revolving Metal Door The Revolving Metal Door
2023
Il Professore di Legge Il Professore di Legge
2023
Reclusorios Reclusorios
2023

Other Books in This Series

Latin America in Times of Turbulence Latin America in Times of Turbulence
2023
Latin American Military and Politics in the Twenty-first Century Latin American Military and Politics in the Twenty-first Century
2022
Crime, Violence and Security in the Caribbean Crime, Violence and Security in the Caribbean
2017
Understanding Cuba as a Nation Understanding Cuba as a Nation
2017
Transforming Brazil Transforming Brazil
2014
The Consequences of Brazilian Social Movements in Historical Perspective The Consequences of Brazilian Social Movements in Historical Perspective
2022