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According to media reports, Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world—a distinction it held throughout the twentieth century. The authors
Crime and Violence in Latin America
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Offers timely discussion by attorneys, government officials, policy analysts, and academics from the United States and Latin America of the responses of the sta
Fear and Crime in Latin America
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Crime and Violence as Development Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean
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