The Public Perception of Police Corruption in Venezuela and its Effect on National Government
. It is not surprising that many citizens of Latin American countries believe public officials are corrupt. Decades of authoritarian rule, crime, and highly publicized corruption scandals have reduced confidence in many, if not all, government institutions. The public perception of corruption in V...
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| description | . It is not surprising that many citizens of Latin American countries believe public officials are corrupt. Decades of
authoritarian rule, crime, and highly publicized corruption scandals have reduced confidence in many, if not all, government
institutions. The public perception of corruption in Venezuela however, presents an intriguing case. Traditional
explanations—economic factors, regime stability, and quality of life—are unable to account for the high levels of perceived
corruption in government. This author argues, the public perception of police corruption strongly influences the perception
of corruption in national government in Venezuela. Using OLS regression, the author statistical analyzes national-level
Latinobarómetro data from 2002-2010. The results indicate a strong, significant relationship between perception of police
and government corruption. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-05aff0fda9ce48ff83155940aa79d29e2022-12-21T17:33:42ZporUniversidade Federal de PelotasRevista Sul-Americana de Ciência Política2317-53382013-09-0113121The Public Perception of Police Corruption in Venezuela and its Effect on National GovernmentJennifer Marek0University of Illinois-Chicago. It is not surprising that many citizens of Latin American countries believe public officials are corrupt. Decades of authoritarian rule, crime, and highly publicized corruption scandals have reduced confidence in many, if not all, government institutions. The public perception of corruption in Venezuela however, presents an intriguing case. Traditional explanations—economic factors, regime stability, and quality of life—are unable to account for the high levels of perceived corruption in government. This author argues, the public perception of police corruption strongly influences the perception of corruption in national government in Venezuela. Using OLS regression, the author statistical analyzes national-level Latinobarómetro data from 2002-2010. The results indicate a strong, significant relationship between perception of police and government corruption.https://periodicos.ufpel.edu.br/ojs2/index.php/rsulacp/article/view/3319/2754corruption; Venezuela; Latin America; law enforcement. |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer Marek The Public Perception of Police Corruption in Venezuela and its Effect on National Government Revista Sul-Americana de Ciência Política corruption; Venezuela; Latin America; law enforcement. |
| title | The Public Perception of Police Corruption in Venezuela and its Effect on National Government |
| title_full | The Public Perception of Police Corruption in Venezuela and its Effect on National Government |
| title_fullStr | The Public Perception of Police Corruption in Venezuela and its Effect on National Government |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Public Perception of Police Corruption in Venezuela and its Effect on National Government |
| title_short | The Public Perception of Police Corruption in Venezuela and its Effect on National Government |
| title_sort | public perception of police corruption in venezuela and its effect on national government |
| topic | corruption; Venezuela; Latin America; law enforcement. |
| url | https://periodicos.ufpel.edu.br/ojs2/index.php/rsulacp/article/view/3319/2754 |
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