Policía Pacificadora, legitimidad y prácticas de ocupación territorial

This article analyzes the Pacifying Police Units (UPPs) which, beginning in 2008, took over control of some of the favelas in Rio de Janeiro that were previously ruled by armed drugs gangs. Local authorities have implemented a “community and proximity police” program, in order to attain pacification...

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Main Author: Sebastian Saborio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá) 2017-09-01
Series:Antípoda: Revista de Antropología y Arqueología
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Online Access:http://revistas.uniandes.edu.co/doi/full/10.7440/antipoda29.2017.05