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How body-worn cameras affect the use of gunshots, stop-and searches and other forms of police behavior: A Randomized Control Trial in Rio de Janeiro
January 2020
In this paper we examine the effects of police body-worn cameras through a randomized control trial implemented in Rio de Janeiro.
Engaging, Empowering, and Enabling Youth to Lead Social Action in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro
January 2020
This study is the result of over four years of active collaboration between the Poverty, Violence and Governance Lab (PovGov) and the Rio-based NGO Agency for Youth Networks (hereafter, Agency)....
Killing in the Slums: Social Order, Criminal Governance, and Police Violence in Rio de Janeiro
January 2020
State interventions against drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) sometimes work to improve security, but often exacerbate violence.
Living in Fear: The Dynamics of Extortion in Mexico’s Drug War
January 2020
Why do drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) sometimes prey on the communities in which they operate but sometimes provide assistance to these communities?
Torture as a Method of Criminal Prosecution: Democratization, Criminal Justice Reform, and the Mexican Drug War
January 2020
A criminal trial is likely the most significant interaction a citizen will ever have with the state; its conduct and adherence to norms of fairness bear directly on the quality of government,...
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).
The Beheading of Criminal Organizations and the Dynamics of Violence in Mexico’s Drug War
June 2015
In 2006 the Mexican government launched an aggressive campaign to weaken drug-trafficking organizations (DTOs).
Caught in the Crossfire: The Geography of Extortion and Police Corruption in Mexico [Feb. 2015]
February 2015
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).
Living in Fear: The Dynamics of Extortion in Mexico's Criminal Insurgency [Feb. 2015]
February 2015
This paper provides an account of the strategies of extortion and co-optation used by drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) toward civil society in Mexico.
Living in Fear: The Dynamics of Extortion in Mexico's Criminal Insurgency
February 2015
This paper provides an account of the strategies of extortion and co-optation used by drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) toward civil society in Mexico.
The Economic Costs of Drug-Trafficking Violence in Mexico
December 2013
The levels of violence in Mexico have dramatically increased in the last few years due to structural changes in the drug trafficking business.
The Mexican War on Drugs: Crime and the Limits of Government Persuasion
October 2013
Abstract:In order to successfully battle organized crime, governments require a certain degree of citizens’ support.
How do Crime and Violence Impact Presidential Approval? Examining the Dynamics of the Mexican Case
October 2013
Abstract:In order to effectively fight criminal organizations, governments require support from significant segments of society.
Coethnicity: Diversity and the Dilemmas of Collective Action
August 2009
Ethnically homogenous communities often do a better job than diverse communities of producing public goods such as satisfactory schools and health care, adequate sanitation, and low levels of crime...
Crime, War and Global Trafficking: Designing International Cooperation
July 2009
Globalization creates lucrative opportunities for traffickers of drugs, dirty money, blood diamonds, weapons, and other contraband.
Hard Choices: Security, Democracy, and Regionalism in Southeast Asia
November 2008
Hard Choices offers a most rewarding perspective on how Southeast Asian states straddle the ongoing tensions among three rarely compatible goals—security, democracy, and regionalism.
Addressing State Failure
July 2005
In today's increasingly interconnected world, weak and failed states pose an acute risk to U.S. and global security.
The Rule of Law as Transition to Democracy in China
December 2003
This paper assesses Pan Wei's proposal for a 'consultative rule of law system' for China, finding it a potentially important step along the path of political reform.
Civil Wars and State-Building in Africa and Eurasia
December 2002
This book compares sub-Saharan Africa and the former Soviet Union, two regions beset by the breakdown of states suffering from extreme official corruption, organized crime extending into warlordism...
Abiding Sovereignty
July 2001
Over the several hundred years during which the rules of sovereignty including non-intervention and the exclusion of external authority have been widely understood, state control could never be...
Democracy and Economic Reform: Tensions, Compatibilities, and Strategies for Reconciliation
March 1995
Five years after the dramatic fall of communism in Eastern Europe, there is an opportunity to evaluate the efficacy of different forms of liberalization.The most obvious and controversial...
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