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Violence in the Americas (Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century) by Jonathan D. Rosen; Hanna Samir Kassab is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Violence in the Americas (Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century) about?

Many countries throughout Latin America have experienced high levels of corruption, drug trafficking, and violence, which has created elements of fragility. The book is comprises case studies that explore the nature of violence in countries throughout the region. Moreover, it seeks to address some of the ways in which governments have sought to address violence. The cases examined in this volume are quite diverse, illustrating different types of violence as all of the countries in Latin America are not the same. Countries like Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico have high levels of drug trafficking and organized crime. Strategies designed to combat drug trafficking organization, particularly in Colombia, Mexico, and Brazil, and counter-gang strategies in Central America have help foment violence as these various criminal organizations have responded to such government policies. Yet other countries, like Peru and Bolivia, have much lower levels of violence. However, the perception of insecurity is quite high despite the fact that Peru has one of the lower homicide rates in the country. On the other hand, the nature of violence in Bolivia is quite different. This cou

Author

Jonathan D. Rosen; Hanna Samir Kassab

Publisher

Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781498567305

Subjects

Political Science, Sociology, Social Science