Crime And Punishment In Latin America

Author : Ricardo D. Salvatore,Carlos Aguirre,Gilbert M. Joseph
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2001-09-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822380788

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Crime and Punishment in Latin America by Ricardo D. Salvatore,Carlos Aguirre,Gilbert M. Joseph Pdf

Crowning a decade of innovative efforts in the historical study of law and legal phenomena in the region, Crime and Punishment in Latin America offers a collection of essays that deal with the multiple aspects of the relationship between ordinary people and the law. Building on a variety of methodological and theoretical trends—cultural history, subaltern studies, new political history, and others—the contributors share the conviction that law and legal phenomena are crucial elements in the formation and functioning of modern Latin American societies and, as such, need to be brought to the forefront of scholarly debates about the region’s past and present. While disassociating law from a strictly legalist approach, the volume showcases a number of highly original studies on topics such as the role of law in processes of state formation and social and political conflict, the resonance between legal and cultural phenomena, and the contested nature of law-enforcing discourses and practices. Treating law as an ambiguous and malleable arena of struggle, the contributors to this volume—scholars from North and Latin America who represent the new wave in legal history that has emerged in recent years-- demonstrate that law not only produces and reformulates culture, but also shapes and is shaped by larger processes of political, social, economic, and cultural change. In addition, they offer valuable insights about the ways in which legal systems and cultures in Latin America compare to those in England, Western Europe, and the United States. This volume will appeal to scholars in Latin American studies and to those interested in the social, cultural, and comparative history of law and legal phenomena. Contributors. Carlos Aguirre, Dain Borges, Lila Caimari, Arlene J. Díaz, Luis A. Gonzalez, Donna J. Guy, Douglas Hay, Gilbert M. Joseph, Juan Manuel Palacio, Diana Paton, Pablo Piccato, Cristina Rivera Garza, Kristin Ruggiero, Ricardo D. Salvatore, Charles F. Walker

Author : Marcelo Bergman,Gustavo Fondevila
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108487887

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Prisons and Crime in Latin America by Marcelo Bergman,Gustavo Fondevila Pdf

Rather than reducing criminality, prisons in Latin America drive crime by creating the conditions for its growth.

Author : Carlos A. Aguirre,Robert Buffington
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461641872

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Reconstructing Criminality in Latin America by Carlos A. Aguirre,Robert Buffington Pdf

The only reader currently available on criminality in Latin America, Reconstructing Criminality in Latin America reconstructs the way in which different Latin American societies have viewed, described, defined, and reacted to criminal behavior. Crime in Latin America is explored in terms of gender, race, class, and criminological theory. The highly readable essays in this book explore how Catholic notions of sin, natural law, the "divine" rights of absolutist monarchs, liberal rights of "man," positivism, and social Darwinism received a sympathetic, even enthusiastic, endorsement from policy makers throughout Latin America. Reconstructing Criminality in Latin America also shows how new methodologies have given scholars deeper insight into the significance of crime in Latin American societies. The selections testify that the insights of scholars like Eric Hobsbawm and Michel Foucault are the foundations of modern histories of crime in Latin America. This book is ideal for criminal justice, sociology, and Latin American social history courses.

Author : Rafael Di Tella,Sebastian Edwards,Ernesto Schargrodsky
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226791852

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The Economics of Crime by Rafael Di Tella,Sebastian Edwards,Ernesto Schargrodsky Pdf

This title presents a survey of the crime problem in Latin America, which takes a very broad and appropriately reductionist approach to analyse the determinants of the high crime levels, focusing on the negative social conditions in the region, including inequality and poverty, and poor policy design, such as relatively low police presence. The chapters illustrate three channels through which crime might generate poverty, that is, by reducing investment, by introducing assets losses, and by reducing the value of assets remaining in the control of households.

Author : Stacey Schlau
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004237353

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Gendered Crime and Punishment by Stacey Schlau Pdf

In Gendered Crime and Punishment, Stacey Schlau mines the Inquisitional archive of Spain and Latin America in order to uncover the words and actions of accused women as transcribed in the trial records of the Holy Office. Although these are mediated texts, filtered through the formulae and norms of the religious institution that recorded them, much can be learned about the prisoners’ individual aspirations and experiences, as well as about the rigidly hierarchical, yet highly multicultural societies in which they lived. Chapters on Judaizing, false visions, possession by the Devil, witchcraft, and sexuality utilize case studies to unpack hegemonic ideologies and technologies, as well as individual responses. Filling in a gap in our understanding of the dynamics of gender in the early modern/colonial period, as it relates to women and gender, the book contributes to the growing scholarship in Inquisition cultural studies.

Author : Luz E. Huertas
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816533046

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Voices of Crime by Luz E. Huertas Pdf

"The book is a collection of essays looking at histories of crime and justice in Latin America, with a focus on social history and the interactions between state institutions, the press, and social groups. It argues that crime in Latin America is best understood from the "bottom up" -- not just as the exercise of power from the state. The book seeks to document and illustrate the "every day" experiences of crime in particular settings, emphasizing under-researched historical actors such as criminals, victims, and police officers"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Mary Fran T. Malone
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012-01-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781441140661

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The Rule of Law in Central America by Mary Fran T. Malone Pdf

The book is a thorough study that focuses on the impact of the current crime wave on citizens' respect for the law in countries such as Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. The work opens with a brief review of the literature on the rule of law and legal socialization, followed by an historical overview of the democratization and justice reform in Central America from the 1990s to the present. Set as a comparative, micro-level study, the work then looks at an array of measures from citizens' toleration of government abuses of power to vigilante justice and the reporting of crime to police. Lastly, an empirical model is developed to predict citizens' attitudes, combining both these micro-level individual attributes with macro-level measures of institutional performance. A unique look at the process of democratization from a comparative perspective, Citizens' Support for the Rule of Law in Central America it will appeal to faculty, researchers, and students interested in Latin American politics, comparative politics, and democratic transition.

Author : Rosemary Brana-Shute,Gary Brana-Shute
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0813006856

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Crime and Punishment in the Caribbean by Rosemary Brana-Shute,Gary Brana-Shute Pdf

Author : Uprimny, Rodrigo,Guzmán, Diana Esther,Parra, Jorge
Publisher : Djusticia
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789585733886

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Addicted to Punishment by Uprimny, Rodrigo,Guzmán, Diana Esther,Parra, Jorge Pdf

In Latin America, trafficking cocaine so it can be sold to someone who wants to use it is more serious than raping a woman or deliberately killing your neighbor. While it may seem incredible, that is the conclusion of a rigorous study of the evolution of criminal legislation in the region, which shows that countries’ judicial systems mete out harsher penalties for trafficking even modest amounts of drugs than for acts as heinous as sexual assault or murder. How have we reached such an unjust and irrational point? In recent decades, especially the 1980s, Latin American countries, influenced by an international prohibitionist model, fell – ironically – into what we might metaphorically call an addiction to punishment. Addiction creates the need to consume more and more drugs, which have less and less effect; ultimately, the problematic user simply consumes drugs to avoid withdrawal. Drug legislation in Latin America seems to have followed a similar path. Countries have an ever-growing need to add crimes and increase the penalties for drug trafficking, supposedly to control an ex- panding illegal market, while this increasingly punitive approach has less and less effect on decreasing the supply and use of illegal drugs. So just as the problematic drug user faced with the declining effects of the drug automatically increases the frequency and amount consumed, public officials, seeing the scant impact of growing punitive repression, increase the dose and frequency. And our countries become addicted to punishment, which explains the disproportionate laws that are discussed and documented in this paper. Over the past 60 years, this evolution has taken place within the context of the so-called “war on drugs.” The dominant worldwide policy on “illegal drugs” has been their prohibition, an approach characterized by the use of criminal law as the basic tool for combating all phases of the business (cultivation, production, distribution and trafficking), and in some cases even drug use. With some nuances and significant variation, the legislation in every country in the world contains criminal provisions calling for imprisonment for the distribution and trafficking of controlled substances.

Author : Gema Santamaría,David Carey
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806158815

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Violence and Crime in Latin America by Gema Santamaría,David Carey Pdf

According to media reports, Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world—a distinction it held throughout the twentieth century. The authors of Violence and Crime in Latin America contend that perceptions and representations of violence and crime directly impact such behaviors, creating profound consequences for the political and social fabric of Latin American nations. Written by distinguished scholars of Latin American history, sociology, anthropology, and political science, the essays in this volume range from Mexico and Argentina to Colombia and Brazil in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, addressing such issues as extralegal violence in Mexico, the myth of indigenous criminality in Guatemala, and governments’ selective blindness to violent crime in Brazil and Jamaica. The authors in this collection examine not only the social construction and political visibility of violence and crime in Latin America, but the justifications for them as well. Analytically and historically, these essays show how Latin American citizens have sanctioned criminal and violent practices and incorporated them into social relations, everyday practices, and institutional settings. At the same time, the authors explore the power struggles that inform distinctions between illegitimate versus legitimate violence. Violence and Crime in Latin America makes a substantive contribution to understanding a key problem facing Latin America today. In its historical depth and ethnographic reach, this original and thought-provoking volume enhances our understanding of crime and violence throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Author : Angelina Snodgrass Godoy
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Law
ISBN : 0804753830

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Popular Injustice by Angelina Snodgrass Godoy Pdf

Popular Injustice focuses on the spread of highly punitive forms of social control (known locally as mano dura) in contemporary Latin America, with a particular focus on lynchings in postwar Guatemala.

Author : Angelina Snodgrass Godoy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : LAW
ISBN : 1503625753

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Popular Injustice by Angelina Snodgrass Godoy Pdf

Popular Injustice focuses on the spread of highly punitive forms of social control (known locally as mano dura) in contemporary Latin America. Many people have not only called for harsher punishments, such as longer prison sentences and the reintroduction of capital punishment, but also support vigilante practices like lynchings. In Guatemala, hundreds of these mob killings have occurred since the end of the country's armed conflict in 1996. Drawing on dozens of interviews with residents of lynching communities, Godoy argues that while these acts of violence do reveal widespread frustration with the criminal justice system, they are more than simply knee-jerk responses to crime. They demonstrate how community ties have been reshaped by decades of state violence and by the social and economic changes associated with globalization.

Author : David B. Wolcott,Tom Head
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781438126890

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Crime and Punishment in America by David B. Wolcott,Tom Head Pdf

From the first incident of petty theft to modern media piracy, crime and punishment have been a part of every society. However, the structure and values of a particular society shape both the incidences of crime and the punishment of criminals. When the United States became an independent nation, politicians and civilians began the process of deciding which systems of punishment were appropriate for dealing with crimea process that continues to this day. Crime and Punishment in America examines the development of crime and punishment in the United Statesfrom the criminal justice practices of American Indians and the influence of colonists to the mistreatment of slaves, as well as such current criminal issues as the response to international terrorism.

Author : Ricardo D. Salvatore,Carlos Aguirre,Gilbert M. Joseph
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2001-09-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0822327449

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Crime and Punishment in Latin America by Ricardo D. Salvatore,Carlos Aguirre,Gilbert M. Joseph Pdf

DIVEssays in collection argue that Latin American legal institutions were both mechanisms of social control and unique arenas for ordinary people to contest government policies and resist exploitation./div

Author : R. Evan Ellis
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781498567978

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Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean by R. Evan Ellis Pdf

Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America and the Caribbean: From Evolving Threats and Responses to Integrated, Adaptive Solutions provides a comprehensive overview of and introduction to transnational organized crime in Latin America for the student and practitioner. It addresses the geography of illicit activities, including relationships between source, transit, and consumption zones, as well as illicit activities beyond narcotrafficking, such as illegal mining, contraband, human smuggling, and money laundering. It applies a typology of cartels, intermediate groups, gangs, and ideological groups to examine specific criminal organizations and the relationships between them. It makes a comparative assessment of government approaches to combatting transnational organized crime in the region, including discussions of interagency coordination, interdiction, targeting of criminal group leaders, the use of the military in law enforcement, law enforcement reform efforts, prison control, and international cooperation. It concludes by applying these thorough analyses to make concrete recommendations for both Latin American and United States policymakers.