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The state on the streets : police and politics in Argentina and Brazil / Mercedes S. Hinton.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006.Description: x, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1588263746 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.20981 22
LOC classification:
  • HV 8178 H666s 2006
Online resources:
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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HV 8178 H666s 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000036750

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.

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