Violence in the Americas - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1498567304 ISBN 13 : 9781498567305

Editeur : Lexington Books, 2018

Synopsis

Many countries throughout Latin America have experienced high levels of corruption, drug trafficking, and violence, which has created elements of fragility. The book is comprises case studies that explore the nature of violence in countries throughout the region. Moreover, it seeks to address some of the ways in which governments have sought to address violence. The cases examined in this volume are quite diverse, illustrating different types of violence as all of the countries in Latin America are not the same. Countries like Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico have high levels of drug trafficking and organized crime. Strategies designed to combat drug trafficking organization, particularly in Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil, and counter-gang strategies in Central America have help foment violence as these various criminal organizations have responded to such government policies. Yet other countries, like Peru and Bolivia, have much lower levels of violence. However, the perception of insecurity is quite high despite the fact that Peru has one of the lower homicide rates in the country. On the other hand, the nature of violence in Bolivia is quite different. This country does not have a homicide rate like El Salvador, but the country has witnessed public lynchings and other forms of violence. This volume is an effort to better understand the major trends in political violence in this particularly violent region.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Jonathan D. Rosen is assistant professor of criminal justice at Holy Family University.

Hanna Samir Kassab, PhD is an assistant professor of political science at East Carolina University. His most recent work is Geographically Small but Not Weak: Comparing the National Security Policies of Israel and Singapore.

Roberto Zepeda is a researcher at the Centro de Investigaciones sobre América del Norte at the Universidad Autónoma de México.

R. Evan Ellis is research professor of Latin American studies at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lexington Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1498567304
• ISBN 13: 9781498567305
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 260
• Éditeur: Rosen Jonathan D., Kassab Hanna Samir
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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