The state on the streets : police and politics in Argentina and Brazil /
Hinton, Mercedes S., 1977-
The state on the streets : police and politics in Argentina and Brazil / Mercedes S. Hinton. - Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006. - x, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-226) and index.
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.
1588263746 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2005031187
Police--Argentina.
Crime--Argentina.
Civil society--Argentina.
Police--Brazil.
Crime--Brazil.
Civil society--Brazil.
Democratization--Latin America.
HV 8178 / H666s 2006
363.20981
The state on the streets : police and politics in Argentina and Brazil / Mercedes S. Hinton. - Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006. - x, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-226) and index.
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.
1588263746 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2005031187
Police--Argentina.
Crime--Argentina.
Civil society--Argentina.
Police--Brazil.
Crime--Brazil.
Civil society--Brazil.
Democratization--Latin America.
HV 8178 / H666s 2006
363.20981