More money, more crime: prosperity and rising crime in Latin America

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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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Full title :More money, more crime : prosperity and rising crime in Latin America / Marcelo Bergman.

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Publication Date:2018

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Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:New York, NY, United States of America
Language:eng
Publication Date:2018

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Description:1 online resource

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ISBN:9780190608781, 0190608781, 9780190608804, 0190608803
oclc:on1008759296
LC Classification:HV6171
Dewey Decimal:364.2/5

Cover; Half title; More Money, More Crime; Copyright; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Part I: Crime in Latin America, Trends and Magnitude; 2. Trends and Patterns in Latin American Criminality; 3. Why Has Crime Risen in Latin America?; Part II: The Business of Crime and the Spread of Illegal Markets; 4. Profits and Opportunities: The Growth of Illegal Markets and Crime; 5. Drug Business and Crime; 6. Organized Crime and High Crime Equilibrium; Part III: The Criminal Justice System and Deterrence; 7. The Police in Latin America; 8. Courts, Criminal Procedures, and Deterrence.

9. The Sad Story of Prisons: A Balance of Failures10. Concluding Remarks; Appendix: Data Collection and Databases; Notes; References.

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