Contesting the Iron Fist: Advocacy Networks and Police Violence in Democratic Argentina and Chile - Latin American Studies

Fuentes, Claudio

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This work analyzes the interactions and international connections of the "civil rights" and "pro-order" coalitions of state and societal actors in the two countries. The author demonstrates that in democratizing contexts, protecting citizens from police abuse and becomes part of a debate about how to deal with issues of public safety and social control and of perceived trade-offs between liberty and security.

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Book information

ISBN:	9780415646970
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	01 Aug 2012
Edition:	1st edition
DEWEY:	363.232
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	236
Weight:	440g
Height:	229mm
Width:	152mm
Spine width:	13mm