The paradox of violence in Venezuela : revolution, crime, and policing during Chavismo / edited By David Smilde, Verónica Zubillaga, and Rebecca Hanson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smilde, David, editor.

Zubillaga, Verónica, editor.

Hanson, Rebecca, 1983- editor.

Series:

Pitt Latin American series.

Pitt Latin American Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Social aspects--Venezuela.

Violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2022]

Summary:

"Crime and violence soared in twenty-first-century Venezuela even as poverty and inequality decreased, contradicting the conventional wisdom that these are the underlying causes of violence. 'The Paradox of Violence in Venezuela' explains the rise of violence under both Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro -- leftist presidents who made considerable investment in social programs and political inclusion. Contributors argue that violence arose not from the frustration of inequality, or the needs created by poverty, but rather from the interrelated factors of a particular type of revolutionary governance, extraordinary oil revenues, a reliance on militarized policing, and the persistence of concentrated disadvantage. These factors led to dramatic but unequal economic growth, massive institutional and social change, and dysfunctional criminal justice policies that destabilized illicit markets and social networks, leading to an increase in violent conflict resolution. 'The Paradox of Violence in Venezuela' reorients thinking about violence and its relationship to poverty, inequality, and the state."-- Provided by vendor.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword | Richard Snyder

Introduction: The Paradox of Violence in Venezuela | Rebecca Hanson, David Smilde, and Verónica Zubillaga

Part I. The Shape of Violence

1. The Problem with Venezuelan Homicide Data, and a Solution | Josbelk González Mejías and Dorothy Kronick

2. The Diversification of Venezuela's Violence: A Quantitative Exploration | José Luis Fernández-Shaw Guerra

Part II. Causal Processes and Cycles of Violence

3. Violent Crime in Venezuela: Economics and Institutions | Josefina Bruni Celli and Javier Rodríguez

4. The Lights of Peonía: Violence and Prison Order in Venezuela | Andrés Antillano

5. "Everyone's Armed Here": Guns and Lethal Reactivity in a Caracas Barrio | Verónica Zubillaga

Part III. From Civilian Police Reform to Resurgent Militarized Policing

6. Criminal Violence and Government Responses under Chavismo | Luis Gerardo Gabaldón

7. Dilemmas of Reform: Crime, Policing, and Public Opinion in Venezuela | Rebecca Hanson and David Smilde

8. Police Raids in Venezuela: Necropolitics and the State of Exception | Keymer Ávila

9. The Pressure to Bring in a Body: How Systematic Killing Transformed Police Raids and Gangs in Post-Chávez Venezuela | Leonard Gómez and Rebecca Hanson

Part IV. Responses to Violence: Looking Back, Looking Forward

10. Civil Society Responses to Violence in Venezuela: Anesthesia, Revenge, and Empathy | Manuel Llorens

11. Criminal Justice Strategies and Violence in Venezuela | Enrique Desmond Arias

12. Final Reflections and Emerging Agendas for Research | Rebecca Hanson, David Smilde, and Verónica Zubillaga

Notes

References

List of Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8229-8876-3