A program of the Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). CDDRL is a research center at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
Crime
Scholarly Publications
The Economic Costs of Drug-Trafficking Violence in Mexico
June 2017
The levels of violence in Mexico have dramatically increased in the last few years due to structural changes in the drug trafficking business.
Caught in the Crossfire: The Geography of Extortion and Police Corruption in Mexico
June 2017
When Mexican President Felipe Caldrón took office in December 2006 he declared a war on the nation’s drug traffic organizations (Ríos and Shirk, 2011).
The Beheading of Criminal Organizations and the Dynamics of Violence in Mexico’s Drug War [June 2015]
June 2015
In 2006 the Mexican government launched an aggressive campaign to weaken drug-trafficking organizations (DTOs).
Other Publications
Conference Report: Educational and Entrepreneurial Initiatives to Support Youth in Places of Violence [June 2015]
June 2017
Following in the footsteps of last year’s international conference on violence and policing in Latin American and U.S.
Conference Report: Educational and Entrepreneurial Initiatives to Support Youth in Places of Violence [June 2015]
June 2015
Following in the footsteps of last year’s international conference on violence and policing in Latin American and U.S.
Conference Report: Violence and Policing in Latin American and U.S. Cities [April 2014]
January 2015
The global cities of Latin America - Rio de Janeiro, Ciudad Juarez, Tijuana, Mexico City and Medellin - have become engines of economic growth.
News
The Problems of Social Order and Violence in Latin America
April 2017
This talk was given during the Stanford's "Disruption: Challenges of a New Era" conference organized by Fundacion RAP, in March 2017.
Mexico's Deathly Data
November 2016
“We found that when the government came to arrest or kill the leaders of the drug cartels . . .
$4.5 million grant to launch police reform project in Mexico
June 2016
The Program on Poverty and Governance (PovGov) at Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law received a $4.5 million grant from the U.S.
Events
Human Rights and Repression: Latin America in Comparative Perspective
March 5, 2019
Stanford's Poverty, Violence and Governance Lab is hosting a two day conference that seeks to advance understanding of the causes and consequences of human rights violations in both dictatorships...
Educational and Entrepreneurial Initiatives to Support Youth in Places of Violence
April 28, 2015
CONFERENCE OVERVIEWThe heavy presence of youth and young adults in the world of criminality is an issue that has been gaining increasingly more attention in the agendas of policymakers and...
Crime, Violence and Governance in Latin America: Sharing Data and Building a Web-Based Research Network to Expand Knowledge
June 7, 2013
Despite some interesting research on crime and violence in Latin American countries (particularly Colombia), there is still a relative dearth of policy-oriented research.
Projects
Economic Consequences of Violence
The Poverty and Governance Program has an ongoing research agenda aiming to evaluate the impact of drug-related violence on economic activity.
English
The Incidence of Criminal Activity Near Schools in Mexico
The consequences of organized crime related violence for education are tragic.
English
The Use of Lethal Force by the Police in Rio de Janeiro and the Pacification Process
The Military Police of the State of Rio de Janeiro (PMERJ) confront critical challenges as they attempt to reform and reduce the incidence of the use of lethal force.
English
Multimedia
Beatriz Magaloni, Violent Crime as a Global Development Challenge
June 2015
This talk is presented in English. To view more media from the conference, please visit: http://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/multimedia/povgov-conference-2015 ----Speaker Bio: Beatriz Magaloni is an Associate Professor in the Department of political...
Humberto Leon, "Reforma" Newspaper (Mexico)
June 2015
This talk is presented in Spanish. To view more media from the conference, please visit: http://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/multimedia/povgov-conference-2015 ----Speaker Bio: Humberto Padgett Leon is a journalist and writer with extensive experience...
Brenda Jarillo, How the Mexican Drug War Affects Kids and Schools
June 2015
This talk is presented in English. To view more media from the conference, please visit: http://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/multimedia/povgov-conference-2015 ----Speaker Bio: Brenda Jarillo Rabling is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Program of Poverty...
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