Police Reform in Violent Democracies in Latin America

Prado, Mariana Mota; Trebilcock, Michael J.; Hartford, Patrick

doi:10.1017/s1876404512000164

Cited by 34 publications

(18 citation statements)

References 9 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Moreover, no other major police reform has been implemented since 1985 (Choukr, 2004), and a 1979 amnesty law even barred disclosure of police files and prosecutions for crimes of the military regime (Silva Filho, 2011). Thus, today, neither civilian nor military institutions exercise effective control over military police (Prado et al, 2012). Moreover, Brazil has not instituted strong police accountability.…”

Section: Part 3 Democratization and Systematic Police Violence In Brmentioning

confidence: 99%

Policing following political and social transitions: Russia, Brazil, and China compared

Light

Prado

Wang

2015

Theoretical Criminology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This is a comparative analysis of policing in three countries that have experienced a major political or social transition, Russia, Brazil, and China. We consider two related questions: (1) how has transition in each country affected the deployment of the police against regime opponents (which we term "repression")? And (2) how has the transition affected other police misconduct that also victimizes citizens but is not directly ordered by the regime ("abuse")? As expected, authoritarian regimes are more likely to perpetrate severe repression. However, the most repressive authoritarian regimes such as China may also contain oversight institutions that limit police abuse. We also assess the relative importance of both transitional outcomes and processes in posttransition policing evolution, arguing that the "abusiveness" of contemporary Brazilian police reflects the failure to create oversight mechanisms during the transition, and that the increasing "repressiveness" of Chinese police reflects a conscious effort by the Chinese Communist Party to reinforce the police in an era of economic liberalization. In contrast, Russian police are both significantly abusive and repressive, although less systematically "repressive" than Chinese police, and less "abusive" (or at least violent)

show abstract

Section: Part 3 Democratization and Systematic Police Violence In Brmentioning

confidence: 99%

Policing following political and social transitions: Russia, Brazil, and China compared

Light

Prado

Wang

2015

Theoretical Criminology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Although the policing literature generally relies on a few cases, some recent English-language studies apply these mainstream approaches and hypotheses elsewhere, including New Zealand (Bradley and Sedgwick, 2009), China (Zhong and Grabosky, 2009), Brazil (Prado et al, 2012; Ungar, 2007), Russia (Nalla et al, 2015; Volkov, 2000, 2002) and the Netherlands (Van Steden and Jones, 2010). For example, Van Steden and Sarre (2007) analyse private security growth in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australia, suggesting some traditional answers outlined above.…”

Section: Dominant Explanations Of Private Security Growthmentioning

confidence: 99%

“… 1. ‘Latin America’ is the preferred term of Prado et al (2012), Ungar (2007) and others. We use the term with caution, noting its homogenizing and racializing effects, and distinguishing it from the neighbouring ‘Commonwealth Caribbean’. …”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Constraints on the growth of private policing: A comparative international analysis

Singh

Light

2017

Theoretical Criminology

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

While much has been written on private security expansion in a few English-speaking industrialized democracies, less is known about why the industry does not develop uniformly around the world. We propose some hypotheses about constraints on private security growth in other settings, based on three comparative case studies in authoritarian states (Russia and Georgia), developing countries (Guyana and Trinidad) and non-‘Anglosphere’ industrialized democracies (continental Europe). In authoritarian states, private policing is more politically sensitive than in democratic states, sometimes resulting in more draconian restrictions on it. In developing societies, despite widespread fear of crime, potential consumers sometimes favour in-house measures over private security firms and electronic devices. In developed democracies, variation in private security growth reflects regulatory, institutional and ideological differences between the Anglosphere and continental Europe. We conclude that constraints on the private security industry’s growth potential are more significant than many scholars have acknowledged.

show abstract

“…32 Progressão semelhante é sugerida por Prado, Trebilcock e Hartford para quem, em reformas do sistema de segurança, o problema inicial a ser enfrentado seria o respeito aos parâmetros do Estado de direito, como o controle de violência pelos agentes policiais, para só em momento seguinte se poder avançar à responsividade perante a sociedade civil. 33 Segundo, existiria uma tensão entre instituições desejáveis e participação social. Em sociedades profundamente desiguais, a condução de reformas com a participação de grupos com poder de fato aumenta as suas chances de sucesso, embora possa reduzir a legitimidade do processo.…”

unclassified

Reformas Institucionais Na Segurança Pública: Contribuições Da Justiça De Transição E Do Direito E Desenvolvimento

Guerra

2019

REJUR

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

RESUMO O estudo de reformas institucionais pode partir, dentre outros campos, da justiça de transição (JT), dos direitos humanos e do direito e desenvolvimento (D&D). A opção por um ou outro eixo leva a distintos impasses. O artigo analisa as contribuições dos três campos teóricos ao estudo das reformas institucionais, buscando comparar e contrastar os seus limites e potencialidades. Toma como estudo de caso as reformas da segurança pública no Brasil, para identificar desafios práticos que podem ser esclarecidos por estas abordagens teóricas, tanto nas etapas de formulação como de implementação. Conclui com as recomendações de atenção à segmentação social e aos obstáculos de natureza material, cultural e política. Palavras-chave: Reformas institucionais. Justiça de transição. Direito e desenvolvimento. Segurança pública.

show abstract

Police Reform in Violent Democracies in Latin America

Cited by 34 publications

References 9 publications

Policing following political and social transitions: Russia, Brazil, and China compared

Policing following political and social transitions: Russia, Brazil, and China compared

Constraints on the growth of private policing: A comparative international analysis

Reformas Institucionais Na Segurança Pública: Contribuições Da Justiça De Transição E Do Direito E Desenvolvimento

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About