Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world. It has suffered waves of repressive authoritarian rule, organized armed insurgency and civil war,

This book develops a comparative study on violence in Jamaica, El Salvador, and Belize based on a theoretical approach, extensive field research, and in-depth e

This volume examines violence across Latin America and the Caribbean to demonstrate the importance of subnational analysis over national aggregates.

The fear of violent crime dominates Guatemala City. In the midst of unprecedented levels of postwar violence, Guatemalans struggle to fathom the myriad forces t

Offers timely discussion by attorneys, government officials, policy analysts, and academics from the United States and Latin America of the responses of the sta