I'm sorry everybody,but this is Brazil. Armed robbery on the buses in Brazilian cities

This paper examines violent crimes on the public transport system in a large Brazilian city. The research included 191 interviews with workers, labour union officials, users, managers, and the police officers and the examination of 88 police records and 26 criminal investigations. Robberies are seen...

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Main Author: Paes-Machado, Eduardo (Author)
Contributors: Levenstein, Charles
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2004
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2004, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-14
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Keywords:
Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel
Gewaltkriminalität
Brasilien
Raubüberfall
Polizeiintervention
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Summary:This paper examines violent crimes on the public transport system in a large Brazilian city. The research included 191 interviews with workers, labour union officials, users, managers, and the police officers and the examination of 88 police records and 26 criminal investigations. Robberies are seen as interactive, relatively unexpected though common events. We interpreted bus robbery as a psychological power game generating financial loss, injuries and fatalities, racial tensions and harsh policing. We evaluated the efficiency of law and order measures taken to combat bus crime, including the excessive use of force by the police. The study concludes that improved policing social policies, targeting poor and black-mulatto youths, who make up most of the young offenders involved, should be implemented
ISSN:0007-0955
DOI:10.1093/bjc/44.1.1