TY - BOOK AU - Howarth,Kirsten AU - Peterson,Jenny H. TI - Linking political violence and crime in Latin America: myths, realities, and complexities T2 - Security in the Americas in the Twenty-first century AV - HN110.5.Z9 V5534 2016 U1 - 303.6098 23 PY - 2016///] CY - Lanham PB - Lexington Books KW - Political violence KW - Latin America KW - Crime KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: politics, crime, and violence in Latin America / Kirsten Howarth and Jenny H. Peterson -- The politics of crime, violence, and policy / Jenny H. Peterson -- Gang conflict and drug trafficking: challenges and opportunities for conflict resolution in Mexico and Central America / Ami C. Carpenter -- Unpacking post-conflict violence and crime in El Salvador: the role of public security / Kirsten Howarth -- Prison violence and change: the impact of crime control policies on Honduran prisons / Lirio Gutierrez Rivera -- Violence and place-belongingness: myths and realities of violence in Colombia / Mateja Celestina -- Conclusion: thematic linkages, deviations, and policy implications / Kirsten Howarth and Jenny H. Peterson UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4414509 ER -