The myth of personal security: Criminal gangs, dispute resolution, and identity in Rio de Janeiro's favelas

Latin American Politics and Society

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 53-81

  Arias, Enrique Desmond ^a   Rodrigues, Corinne Davis ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; DISPUTE RESOLUTION; DRUGS TRADE;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845477700     PISSN: 1531426X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/lap.2006.0041     Document Type: Article

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