Violence Research in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Literature Review

Abstract: Latin America has long been a violence-prone continent. No other region of the world knows higher homicide rates nor has such a variety of violence. Political violence, guerilla movements and civil wars, bloody revolutions, brutal dictatorships, domestic violence, criminal violence, and youth violence are all well known throughout history. This article gives an overview of the historical development of violence in Latin America and the Caribbean, examining its specificities and changes. The focus is on the recent explosion of violence and crime since the 1980s. As a literature review, it summarizes the main findings of academic research on violence in the different Latin American countries, thus providing additional insights into the major topics and research interests of Latin American and international institutions. After a short introduction and some remarks on the historical development of violence, the main part of the article deals with the recent rise of violence in the regi.... https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/2851

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Violence Research in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Literature Review ; volume:5 ; number:1 ; day:06 ; month:06 ; year:2011 ; International journal of conflict and violence ; 5, Heft 1 (06.06.2011)

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Urheber: Peter Imbusch ; Michel Misse ; Fernando Carrión

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.4119/ijcv-2851
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020062210395055481237
• Rechteinformation: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 14.08.2025, 10:46 MESZ