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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bergman, Marcelo (Author)
Corporate Author:	UPSO (University Press Scholarship Online)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Since 1982 Crime > Economic aspects > Latin America. Criminal justice, Administration of > Latin America. Latin America > Economic conditions > 1982- Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

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.