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5041848Tough on Crimehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/tough-on-crime-9780822987123/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2509426/02136b6c-8bc5-4169-9b11-4ba05259cbb4.jpg?v=63856311843560000010151128MXNUniversity of Pittsburgh PressInStock/Ebooks/<p>Crime and insecurity are top public policy concerns in Latin America. Political leaders offer tough-on-crime solutions that include increased policing and punishments, and decreased civilian oversight. These solutions, while apparently supported by public opinion, sit in opposition to both criminological research on crime control and human rights commitments. Moreover, many political and civil society actors disagree with such rhetoric and policies. In <em>Tough on Crime</em>, Bonner explores why some voices and some constructions of public opinion come to dominate public debate. Drawing on a comparative analysis of Argentina and Chile, based on over 190 in-depth interviews, and engaging the Euro-American literature on punitive populism, this book argues that a neoliberal media system and the resulting everyday practices used by journalists, state, and civil actors are central to explaining the dominance of tough-on-crime discourse.</p>...3817874Tough on Crime10151128https://www.gandhi.com.mx/tough-on-crime-9780822987123/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2509426/02136b6c-8bc5-4169-9b11-4ba05259cbb4.jpg?v=638563118435600000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20199780822987123_W3siaWQiOiIzNTM3Y2I5NS1jZWM1LTQxYWYtODhmZC1mNDgwNjNmYTYzNmIiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjEwOTksImRpc2NvdW50IjoxMTAsInNlbGxpbmdQcmljZSI6OTg5LCJpbmNsdWRlc1RheCI6dHJ1ZSwicHJpY2VUeXBlIjoiV2hvbGVzYWxlIiwiY3VycmVuY3kiOiJNWE4iLCJmcm9tIjoiMjAyNS0wMS0wM1QxOTowMDowMFoiLCJyZWdpb24iOiJNWCIsImlzUHJlb3JkZXIiOmZhbHNlfV0=9780822987123_<p>Crime and insecurity are top public policy concerns in Latin America. Political leaders offer tough-on-crime solutions that include increased policing and punishments, and decreased civilian oversight. These solutions, while apparently supported by public opinion, sit in opposition to both criminological research on crime control and human rights commitments. Moreover, many political and civil society actors disagree with such rhetoric and policies. In <em>Tough on Crime</em>, Bonner explores why some voices and some constructions of public opinion come to dominate public debate. Drawing on a comparative analysis of Argentina and Chile, based on over 190 in-depth interviews, and engaging the Euro-American literature on punitive populism, this book argues that a neoliberal media system and the resulting everyday practices used by journalists, state, and civil actors are central to explaining the dominance of tough-on-crime discourse.</p>...9780822987123_University of Pittsburgh Presslibro_electonico_9780822987123_9780822987123Michelle BonnerInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/ingram30-epub-e284fa15-3b94-4a89-a1ae-2ca208eba606.epub2019-09-06T00:00:00+00:00University of Pittsburgh Press