More money, more crime : prosperity and rising crime in Latin America / Marcelo Bergman.
2018
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Author
Title
More money, more crime : prosperity and rising crime in Latin America / Marcelo Bergman.
Imprint
New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Description
1 online resource
Formatted Contents Note
Crime and Prosperity: A Latin American Paradox
Part I: Trends and Magnitude of Crime in Latin America: Trends and Patterns of Criminality in the Latin America
Why the Rise in Crime in Latin America?
Part II: The Business of Crime and the Spread of Illegal Markets
Profits and Opportunities: The Growth of Illegal Markets and Crime
Drug Business and Crime
Organized Crime and High Crime Equilibrium (HCE)
Part III: The Criminal Justice System and Deterrence: The Police in Latin America
Courts, Criminal Procedure and Deterrence
The Sad Story of Prisons: A Balance of Failures
Concluding Remarks
Appendix: Report on Data Collection and Databases
Notes
Index
Part I: Trends and Magnitude of Crime in Latin America: Trends and Patterns of Criminality in the Latin America
Why the Rise in Crime in Latin America?
Part II: The Business of Crime and the Spread of Illegal Markets
Profits and Opportunities: The Growth of Illegal Markets and Crime
Drug Business and Crime
Organized Crime and High Crime Equilibrium (HCE)
Part III: The Criminal Justice System and Deterrence: The Police in Latin America
Courts, Criminal Procedure and Deterrence
The Sad Story of Prisons: A Balance of Failures
Concluding Remarks
Appendix: Report on Data Collection and Databases
Notes
Index
Summary
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 08, 2018).
Available in Other Form
Print version: Bergman, Marcelo. More money, more crime. New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2018]
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Language
English
ISBN
9780190608781 (electronic book)
0190608781 (electronic book)
9780190608774 (hardcover)
9780190608804
0190608803
9780190608798
019060879X
0190608781 (electronic book)
9780190608774 (hardcover)
9780190608804
0190608803
9780190608798
019060879X
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