RT Article
T1 Police, non-state actors, and political legitimacy in Central America
JF Comparing police organizations
SP 36
OP 55
A1 Cruz, José Miguel 1966-
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1936584476
AB This paper explores the relationship between police presence and political legitimacy in countries with limited statehood. Using cross-sectional, national-based survey data in Central America’s northern triangle countries, this article measures the impact of the territorial police presence and other security-related groups on attitudes of support for the political system and democracy. The findings show that the perceived police presence at the community level is associated with higher political legitimacy in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. Such presence is also associated with elevated attitudes of support for democracy in El Salvador and Honduras. However, the results also indicate that other non-state actors can contribute to the support for the political system. The article discusses the implications of these findings in states with limited territorial reach.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 51-53
NO Originally published in the journal Comparative policing review-1/Policing and society, volume 32, issue 3 (2022), pp. 291-310
SN 9781032688787
K1 Police
K1 Political Legitimacy
K1 Gangs
K1 Central America