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پدید آورنده
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رده
کتابخانه
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NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
LA108136
LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM
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انگلیسی
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Crime and Public Support for the Rule of Law in Latin America and Africa
General Material Designation
[Article]
First Statement of Responsibility
Shannon I. Smithey, Mary Fran T. Malone
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Leiden
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill | Nijhoff
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Crime poses a formidable obstacle to democratization in many parts of the developing world. New democracies in Central America and sub-Saharan Africa face some of the highest homicide rates in the world. Politicians, citizens, and policy-makers have raised the alarm about the growing tide of criminality. Public insecurity, coupled with inefficient and often corrupt justice systems, makes democratization uncertain. Even if new democracies do not revert to dictatorship, the quality of democracy may suffer if crime continues to rise. One particularly vulnerable component of democracy is the rule of law, as public insecurity may fuel support for extra-legal justice, and a willingness to disregard the law while aggressively pursuing suspected criminals. To test these relationships, we assess the ways in which criminal victimization, as well as fear of crime, affect citizen support for the rule of law. We utilize public opinion data collected in select countries in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa through two widely used sources - the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) and the Afrobarometer surveys. Crime poses a formidable obstacle to democratization in many parts of the developing world. New democracies in Central America and sub-Saharan Africa face some of the highest homicide rates in the world. Politicians, citizens, and policy-makers have raised the alarm about the growing tide of criminality. Public insecurity, coupled with inefficient and often corrupt justice systems, makes democratization uncertain. Even if new democracies do not revert to dictatorship, the quality of democracy may suffer if crime continues to rise. One particularly vulnerable component of democracy is the rule of law, as public insecurity may fuel support for extra-legal justice, and a willingness to disregard the law while aggressively pursuing suspected criminals. To test these relationships, we assess the ways in which criminal victimization, as well as fear of crime, affect citizen support for the rule of law. We utilize public opinion data collected in select countries in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa through two widely used sources - the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) and the Afrobarometer surveys.
SET
Date of Publication
2014
Physical description
153-169
Title
African Journal of Legal Studies
Volume Number
6/2-3
International Standard Serial Number
1708-7384
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Africa
Subject Term
Crime
Subject Term
democratization
Subject Term
International Law: General Interest
Subject Term
Latin America
Subject Term
public opinion
Subject Term
Rule of Law
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Mary Fran T. Malone
Shannon I. Smithey
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10.1163/17087384-12342034
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Electronic name
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