More Money, More Crime: Prosperity and Rising Crime in Latin America 1st Edition

More Money, More Crime: Prosperity and Rising Crime in Latin America 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780190608774,0190608773, 9780190608804

Product details:

• ISBN: 9780190608804
• Author: Marcelo Bergman

While worldwide crime is declining overall, criminality in Latin America has reached unprecedented levels that have ushered in social unrest and political turmoil. Despite major political and economic gains, crime has increased in every Latin American country over the past 25 years, currently making this region the most crime-ridden and violent in the world.

Table contents:

1 Crime and Prosperity: A Latin American Paradox

2 Trends and Patterns in Latin American Criminality

3 Why Has Crime Risen in Latin America?

4 Profits and Opportunities: The Growth of Illegal Markets and Crime

5 Drug Business and Crime

6 Organized Crime and High Crime Equilibrium

7 The Police in Latin America

8 Courts, Criminal Procedures, and Deterrence

9 The Sad Story of Prisons: A Balance of Failures

10 Concluding Remarks

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