| Description |
1 online resource (227 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 The Rule of Law and the Challenge of the Crime Crisis; 2 National Trends in Crime and Justice; 3 Public Perceptions of Crime and Justice; 4 Support for Extralegal Justice; 5 Reacting to Victimization; 6 Privatizing Security; 7 Conclusion; Appendix; References; Index |
| Summary |
The book is a thorough study that focuses on the impact of the current crime wave on citizens' respect for the law in countries such as Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. The work opens with a brief review of the literature on the rule of law and legal socialization, followed by an historical overview of the democratization and justice reform in Central America from the 1990s to the present. Set as a comparative, micro-level study, the work then looks at an array of measures from citizens' toleration of government abuses of power to vigilante justice and the re |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Rule of law -- Central America
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Central America -- Public opinion
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LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Public opinion
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Rule of law
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Central America
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781441150332 |
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1441150331 |
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128338020X |
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9781283380201 |
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