The State on the streets: police and politics in Argentina and Brazil

Introduction: policing in Latin America -- Argentina -- The rise of insecurity -- Policing in the seat of power -- Reform the Argentine way -- Overriding threats and priorities? -- The Argentine political game -- Brazil -- The spillover of crime -- Policing the marvelous city -- Reform the Brazilian...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hinton, Mercedes S. 1977- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. [u.a.] Rienner c 2006
In:Year: 2006
Online Access: Table of Contents (Publisher)
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 1858
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Keywords:
Police > Argentina
Crime > Argentina
Civil Society > Argentina
Police > Brazil
Crime > Brazil
Civil Society > Brazil
Democratization > Latin America
Innere Sicherheit
Polizei
Kriminalität
Zivilgesellschaft
Demokratisierung
Behörden und Organisationen mit Sicherheitsaufgaben
Reform
Staat
Gesellschaft
Argentinien > Brasilien > Innere Sicherheit > Polizei > Kriminalität > Zivilgesellschaft > Demokratisierung > Sicherheitsorgane > Reform > Verhältnis Gesellschaft - Staat
Argentinien
Brasilien
Argentinien > Kriminalität > Polizei > Innere Sicherheit > Brasilien > Geschichte 1983-2006
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Summary:Introduction: policing in Latin America -- Argentina -- The rise of insecurity -- Policing in the seat of power -- Reform the Argentine way -- Overriding threats and priorities? -- The Argentine political game -- Brazil -- The spillover of crime -- Policing the marvelous city -- Reform the Brazilian way -- Threats and priorities -- The Brazilian political game -- Conclusion -- Democratic policing: a distant reality? -- Methodological appendix -- List of acronyms and abbreviations.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:X, 235 S., graph. Darst.
ISBN:978-1-58826-374-2
1-58826-374-6