Crime victimization is an important cause of political participation. Analysis of survey data
from five continents shows that individuals who report recent crime victimization participate …

In countries around the world, from the United States to the Philippines to Chile, police
forces are at the center of social unrest and debates about democracy and rule of law. This …

While worldwide crime is declining overall, criminality in Latin America has reached
unprecedented levels that have ushered in social unrest and political turmoil. Despite major …

Why has violence spiked in Latin America's contemporary democracies? What explains its
temporal and spatial variation? Analyzing the region's uneven homicide levels, this book …

Despite the increasing frequency of truth commissions, there has been little agreement as to
their long-term impact on a state's political and social development. This book uses a multi …

Ineffective governance is known to weaken support for governments and leaders. However,
it is less clear whether these effects spill over to the regime and erode support for the …

This study examines two ways by which education might affect the probability of civil war
onset. First, educational investment provides a strong signal to the people that the …

Trust links citizens to the institutions intended to represent them and to one another. By
reducing trust, crime has the potential to grind down social capital and become an obstacle …

Can crime victimization increase support for iron-fist crime-reduction policies? It is difficult to
assess the political effects of crime, mainly because of the presence of unmeasured …

Previous studies concerning public confidence in the police had primarily focused on
demographic, attitudinal, and contextual factors in the United States. Little research …