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- Title
Seguridad ciudadana, estado y sociedad civil en el contexto boliviano (2001-2013).
- Authors
Derpic-Burgos, Jorge-Carlos
- Abstract
In recent years, Latin America has become one of the most violent regions of the world (UNODC, 2014). Increasing crime is constant, and according to the United Nations Development Program (2013) public security policies to reverse this trend are urgent. This article examines the prevalence of crime during the period 2001-2013 in Bolivia, one of the continent's poorest countries and with the highest percentage of indigenous population. In the context of constitutional changes that recognize forms of community justice, this article also discusses the scope of the citizen security reforms proposed by the State in recent years and the responses of civil society to a growing sense of insecurity. At the same time this paper offers suggestions for public policies that incorporate broader structural changes than just police modernization and fighting against crime. Despite efforts to prevent crime and build more trust in the population, the state is overcome by informal dispute resolution practices that challenge its own power.
- Subjects
BOLIVIA; LATIN America; CRIME; PUBLIC safety -- Social aspects; BOLIVIAN politics &; government; CRIME prevention -- Social aspects; RESTORATIVE justice -- Social aspects; LYNCHING; CIVIL society; TWENTY-first century; SOCIAL history
- Publication
Boletin Científico Sapiens Research, 2014, Vol 4, Issue 2, p10
- ISSN
2215-9312
- Publication type
Article