The legacy of military dictatorship
Explaining violent crime in democracies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6299294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Frantz (0000-0003-0021-1628, Michigan State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 404-418 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192512118769079 |
| OpenAlex | W2806045286 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 27 |
Violent crime rates have increased dramatically in many parts of the world in recent decades, with homicides now outpacing deaths due to interstate or civil wars. Considerable variations exist across democracies in their violent crime rates, however: different autocratic experiences help explain why this is the case. Democracies emerging from military rule have higher homicide rates because they typically inherit militarized police forces. This creates a dilemma after democratization: allowing the military to remain in the police leads to law enforcement personnel trained in defense rather than policing, but extricating it marginalizes individuals trained in the use of violence. The results of cross-national statistical tests are shown to be consistent with this argument
Argument (complex analysis · Autocracy · Criminology · Democracy · Democratization · Dictatorship · Dilemma · Homicide · Law enforcement · Poison control · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Violent crime · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Political Conflict and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |