More money, more crime prosperity and rising crime in Latin America Bergman, Marcelo creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. nyu 2018 monographic eng remote 1 online resource 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. 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. Marcelo Bergman. Includes bibliographical references. cl----- Crime Economic aspects Latin America Latin America Economic conditions 1982- Criminal justice, Administration of Latin America Amérique latine Conditions économiques 1982- SOCIAL SCIENCE Criminology Crime Economic aspects Criminal justice, Administration of Economic history Latin America Since 1982 fast HV6171 .B53 2018 364.2/5 More money, more crime Bergman, Marcelo. New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2018] (DLC) 2017050900 (DLC) 2017050900 9780190608781 0190608781 9780190608804 0190608803 9780190608798 019060879X 9780190608774 0190608773 2017051848 http://proxy.library.tamu.edu/login?url=https://academic.oup.com/book/3746 DLC 171026 20260319164323.4 in00005715228 eng