Professional autonomy and civilian leadership in Latin American and Caribbean police forces

Authors

  • Lucía Dammert
  • Liza Zuñiga

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31060/rbsp.2007.v1.n2.16

Keywords:

Democracy, Latin America, Caribbean.

Abstract

This paper analyzes the link between the police and the ministries on which they depend, in order to determine the presence or absence of democratic civilian leadership in security institutions. The proper functioning of the police is a fundamental pillar for the strengthening of democracies, especially because of the authoritarian past present in most countries. For this reason, the analysis is carried out around police reforms, focusing on the decision space they possess and the control that other institutions can exercise over them.

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Author Biographies

Lucía Dammert

Lucía Dammert es socióloga, Universidad de Cuyo, Argentina y M.A. en Planeamiento Urbano y Regional por la Universidadde Pittsburg, Estados Unidos. Directora del Programa Seguridad y Ciudadanía de FLACSO-Chile.

Liza Zuñiga

Liza Zúñiga es investigadora del Programa Seguridad y Ciudadanía de FLACSO-Chile.

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Published

2012-09-20

How to Cite

DAMMERT, Lucía; ZUÑIGA, Liza. Professional autonomy and civilian leadership in Latin American and Caribbean police forces. Revista Brasileira de Segurança Pública, [S. l.], v. 1, n. 2, p. 50–62, 2012. DOI: 10.31060/rbsp.2007.v1.n2.16. Disponível em: https://revista.forumseguranca.org.br/rbsp/article/view/16. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2007): Revista Brasileira de Segurança Pública 2

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