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Violencia y paz en la guerra contra las drogas: Ofensivas estatales y carteles en América Latina
Violencia y paz en la guerra contra las drogas: Ofensivas estatales y carteles en América Latina
Autor: Benjamin Lessing
A lo largo de los últimos treinta años una nueva forma de conflicto ha devastado los países más grandes de América Latina: carteles armados combaten no solo entre ellos sino contra los gobiernos nacionales. En Colombia, Brasil y México, las autoridades han procurado desmantelarlos con el fin de restaurar la ley y el monopolio de la fuerza por parte del Estado. Sin embargo, los carteles han respondido con brutalidad, valiéndose de balas y sobornos, lo que ha desatado espirales...
Culture, Citizen Security, and Football
Culture, Citizen Security, and Football
Authors: Juan Pablo Castilla, Ana Arjona
What conversation topics do you think would lead to a fight with your best friend? In Latin American society, the third most recurring motive of social violence is football (Latinobarómetro 2017). The 328 deaths from football related violence in Argentina since 1992 (Salvemosalfutbol 2018) is just the tip of the iceberg. Football related violence1 in Latin America is not limited to homicides and quarrels, it is imperative to consider their role in naturalizing violence in Latin American societies.
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Organized Crime and Drug Markets
Organized Crime and Drug Markets
Authors: Juan Pablo Castilla, Ana Arjona
This Thematic Document summarizes contributions from academic research published in Latin America during 2018 on public policy that addresses organized crime related to drug trafficking. These publications call for rethinking state interventions focused on the use of force that can result in human rights violations. Evidence shows that the most effective policies to reduce violence in the fight against organized crime are those that frame the use of legal force within social programs. It is therefore urgent that we better...