Gangs, drugs and urban pacification squads in Rio

Vicente Riccio; Wesley G. Skogan

doi:10.4324/9781315154114

Gangs, drugs and urban pacification squads in Rio

Vicente Riccio, Wesley G. Skogan

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Abstract

Th e crime problem in Brazil is known worldwide, and its most visible face is Rio de Janeiro. Th e country’s former capital and most visited city is marked by violence, a violence depicted in mass media, academic studies and even films, such as Elite Squad and City of God. In recent decades, crime in Rio de Janeiro has been linked to drug trafficking, gunfights between criminal gangs, police corruption and violence. Th ose problems occur mainly in poor neighborhoods, or favelas, where people live in a risky environment.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Police and Society in Brazil
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	135-150
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9781498769068
ISBN (Print)	9781498769037
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315154114
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

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