Violence in the Americas

Herausgeber: Kassab, Hanna S.; Rosen, Jonathan D.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Many countries throughout Latin America have experienced high levels of corruption, drug trafficking, and violence, which has created elements of fragility. This book consists of case studies that explore the nature of violence in countries of this region.

Produktdetails

• Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 427g
• ISBN-13: 9781498567329
• ISBN-10: 1498567320
• Artikelnr.: 62109485

Autorenporträt

Hanna S. Kassab is visiting assistant professor at Northern Michigan University. Jonathan D. Rosen is assistant professor of criminal justice at Holy Family University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction, by Jonathan D. Rosen and Hanna S. Kassab
Chapter 1: Violence and Security in Argentina: Major Trends and Policy
Responses, by Sebastián A. Cutrona
Chapter 2: Brazil: Violence and Public (un)Safety, by Thiago Rodrigues,
Mariana Kalil, and Acácio Augusto
Chapter 3: Spectacular (In)Justice: Impunity and Communal Violence in
Bolivia, by Marten Brienen
Chapter 4: Violence in Peru, by Barnett S. Koven and Cynthia McClintock
Chapter 5: Negotiating Peace and Strengthening the State: Reducing Violence
in Colombia, by Victor J. Hinojosa
Chapter 6: Violence: El Salvador's 'Ill-Structured' Problem, by Bradford R.
McGuinn
Chapter 7: At a Crossroads: Can Guatemala Prevail in Fight against
Violence? by Adriana Beltrán
Chapter 8: Violence in Mexico: An Examination of the Major Trends and
Challenges, by Roberto Zepeda and Jonathan D. Rosen
Chapter 9: Violence in Haiti: History, Reforms, and Current Trends, by
Christa L. Remington
Chapter 10: Transnational Organized Crime and Violence in the Americas, by
R. Evan Ellis
Chapter 11: United States Security Policy in Latin America and the
Caribbean, by Eric L. Golnick
About the Contributors