Prison Mayhem Venezuela’s Explosive Penitentiary Crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15008614 |
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| Authors | Mark Ungar (0000-0002-5046-6146, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 37-43 |
| Publication date | 1996-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | NACLA Report on the Americas (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1071-4839 • E-ISSN: 2471-2620 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10714839.1996.11725740 |
| OpenAlex | W2567021803 |
| Language | EN |
In response to rising poverty and growing crime, the Venezuelan government has been busily shoving its “undesirables” behind prison walls. Massive overcrowding has been the flash point for unprecedented levels of prison violence
Criminology · Development economics · Economics · Overcrowding · Political science · Poverty · Prison · Sociology · Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Criminal Justice and Penology · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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