Confronting Crime by Ourselves: Trust in Neighbors, Trust in Authorities, and Anti-Crime Organization

In recent years, citizen-run anti-crime organizations have brought important challenges to Mexico and other Latin American countries. Under what circumstances are citizens more likely to seek out their neighbors to confront crime directly? I argue that when citizens do not trust state authorities, t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Daniel Zizumbo-Colunga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2019-09-01
Series:Latin American Research Review
Online Access:https://larrlasa.org/articles/324