Making police reform matter in Latin America / Mary Fran T. Malone, Lucía Dammert and Orlando Pérez J.

Author/creator Malone, Mary Fran T. author.
Other author Dammert, Lucía, author.
Other author Pérez, Orlando J., author.
Format Book
PublicationBoulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2023.
Copyright Date©2023
Descriptionxiv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents The Challenges of Police Reform in Latin America -- Policing and Public Security in Latin America -- Chile: Too Good to Be True? -- Colombia: Reform Amid Conflict and Instability -- Costa Rica: Exceptionalism under Strain -- Nicaragua: A Return to Political Policing -- Panama: Rebuilding Security After Invasion -- Peru: The Challenges of Institutional Instability -- Uruguay: Success in a Social Welfare State -- What We Have Learned and Why It Matters.
Abstract "Explores the scope of police reforms enacted in Latin America over the last three decades, their impact on police-society relations, and how sustainable they are proving to be in the current climate of democratic decline"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Malone, Mary Fran T. Making police reform matter in Latin America Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2023 9781685853013
LCCN 2023005751
ISBN9781685853532 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBN1685853536 hardcover ; alkaline paper
ISBNelectronic book