Marcelo Bergman

More Money, More Crime

Prosperity and Rising Crime in Latin America

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Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on original data from surveys across Latin America, this book develops a new, compelling theory on the rise of crime in Latin America. It evaluates the economic underpinnings of the upsurge in property crime, drug trafficking, and violence in the midst of economic prosperity and democratization.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 165mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 739g
• ISBN-13: 9780190608774
• ISBN-10: 0190608773
• Artikelnr.: 51971856

Autorenporträt

Marcelo Bergman is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies on Insecurity and Violence at Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Crime and Prosperity: A Latin American Paradox
Part I: Trends and Magnitude of Crime in Latin America
Chapter 2: Trends and Patterns of Criminality in the Latin America
Chapter 3: Why the Rise in Crime in Latin America?
Part II: The Business of Crime and the Spread of Illegal Markets
Chapter 4: Profits and Opportunities: The Growth of Illegal Markets and Crime
Chapter 5: Drug Business and Crime
Chapter 6: Organized Crime and High Crime Equilibrium (HCE)
Part III: The Criminal Justice System and Deterrence
Chapter 7: The Police in Latin America
Chapter 8: Courts, Criminal Procedure and Deterrence
Chapter 9: The Sad Story of Prisons: A Balance of Failures
Chapter 10: Concluding Remarks
Appendix: : Report on Data Collection and Databases
Notes
Index