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Author Hinton, Mercedes S., 1977-

Title The state on the streets : police and politics in Argentina and Brazil / Mercedes S. Hinton
Published Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (x, 235 pages) : illustrations
Contents 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-226) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Police -- Argentina
Crime -- Argentina
Civil society -- Argentina
Police -- Brazil
Crime -- Brazil
Civil society -- Brazil
Democratization -- Latin America
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Civil society
Crime
Democratization
Police
Innere Sicherheit
Kriminalität
Polizei
Politie.
Criminaliteit.
Politieke cultuur.
Polizei -- Kriminalität -- Rechtsstaat -- Argentinien.
Polizei -- Kriminalität -- Rechtsstaat -- Brasilien.
Argentina
Brazil
Latin America
Argentinien
Brasilien
Argentinien -- Polizei -- Kriminalität -- Rechtsstaat.
Brasilien -- Polizei -- Kriminalität -- Rechtsstaat.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2005031187
ISBN 9781626371439
1626371431