The Myth of Personal Security
Criminal Gangs, Dispute Resolution, and Identity in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2987474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E D Arias (0000-0002-5924-8751), Corinne Davis Rodrigues |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 53-81 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Politics and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1531-426X • E-ISSN: 1548-2456 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1548-2456.2006.tb00365.x |
| OpenAlex | W4236436172 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 40 |
| References cited | 8 |
This article examines the politics of how drug traffickers resolve disputes and maintain order in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Much popular discourse and some scholarly studies argue that drug traffickers play a major role in controlling crime and minimizing conflicts there. This article shows that traffickers enforce community norms under a variable political calculus in which well-connected and respected residents are less likely to be punished for rule violations than are individuals who are marginal to the life of the community. This allows many favela residents who conform to local norms to feel a degree of control over their own safety, a "myth of personal security" in otherwise violent neighborhoods
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| Unique citing works | 40 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2025 (20) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 35 |