The rise of the penal state in Latin America

Contemporary Justice Review: Issues in Criminal, Social, and Restorative Justice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-76

  Müller, Markus Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Latin America; Lo c Wacquant; Neoliberalism; Penal state; Prison; Urban marginality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865879620     PISSN: 10282580     EISSN: 14772248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10282580.2011.590282     Document Type: Article

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