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The rule of law in Central America : citizens' reactions to crime and punishment / Mary Fran T. Malone.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Malone, Mary Fran T., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal justice, Administration of--Central America--Public opinion.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Rule of law--Central America.
- Rule of law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (227 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Continuum International Pub. Group, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "The book is a thorough study that focuses on the impact of the current crime wave on citizens' respect for the law in countries such as Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. The work opens with a brief review of the literature on the rule of law and legal socialization, followed by an historical overview of the democratization and justice reform in Central America from the 1990s to the present. Set as a comparative, micro-level study, the work then looks at an array of measures from citizens' toleration of government abuses of power to vigilante justice and the reporting of crime to police. Lastly, an empirical model is developed to predict citizens' attitudes, combining both these micro-level individual attributes with macro-level measures of institutional performance. A unique look at the process of democratization from a comparative perspective, Citizens' Support for the Rule of Law in Central America it will appeal to faculty, researchers, and students interested in Latin American politics, comparative politics, and democratic transition."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Contents:
- The rule of law and the challenge of the crime crisis
- National trends in crime and justice
- Public perceptions of crime and justice
- Support for extralegal justice
- Reacting to victimization
- Privatizing security
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [188]-201) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613380203
- 9781623562373
- 1623562376
- 9781501301254
- 150130125X
- 9781283380201
- 128338020X
- 9781441150332
- 1441150331
- OCLC:
- 769344386
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