RT Article
T1 Understanding support for Mano Dura strategies: Lessons from Brazil and Colombia
JF Trends in organized crime
VO 24
IS 3
SP 324
OP 342
A1 Rosen, Jonathan D.
A2 Cutrona, Sebastián
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1767697694
AB There are many scholarly works focusing on organized crime and violence in Latin America. Scholars have shown empirically that tough on crime strategies have had collateral damages and have not been effective. By conducting logistic regression models using individual country survey data, this work seeks to analyze why tough on crime policies remain popular in some Latin American countries despite the decades of research criticizing these strategies. This article explores the cases of Colombia and Brazil, which have long histories of gang activity, organized crime, and violence. These countries also have elected presidential candidates who campaigned on iron fist strategies.
K1 Public Opinion
K1 Violence
K1 Organized Crime
K1 Mano dura
K1 Colombia
K1 Brazil
DO 10.1007/s12117-020-09396-6