Formations of Violence in Post-Dictatorial Contexts: Logics of Confrontation between the Police and the Young Urban Poor in Contemporary Argentina

Formations of Violence in Post-Dictatorial Contexts: Logics of Confrontation between the Police and the Young Urban Poor in Contemporary Argentina

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Main Authors: Alejandro Isla, Daniel Pedro Míguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bielefeld 2011-12-01
Series:International Journal of Conflict and Violence
Subjects:
Dictatorships
Juvenile Violence
Latin America
Online Access:http://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/146
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author Alejandro Isla
Daniel Pedro Míguez
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Daniel Pedro Míguez
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description <p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> </p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> </p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> </p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">The increase in juvenile violence in Argentina since the 1990s results from a combination of economic and socio-structural change and the reinstatement of repressive traditions that became particularly engrained in the armed and security forces during the 1976–1983 dictatorship. Growing unemployment and poverty led to the emergence of loose webs of juvenile delinquency, while increasing public concern about violent crime led to a revival of harsh “iron fist” policing measures by security forces that are often themselves involved in crime in connivance with local politicians. Groups of young urban poor (calling themselves Pibes Chorros or Crooked Kids) and the security forces regard one another with mutual hostility, and police/civilian casualties increased over the period. The music of the Crooked Kids, Cumbia Villera, expresses their life experience. From a comparative perspective, the absence of institutionalized gangs sets Argentina apart from other countries in Latin and North America.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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spelling doaj.art-eac3407931034f5d8b8b88f8ddc844ab2022-12-22T02:26:22ZengUniversity of BielefeldInternational Journal of Conflict and Violence1864-13852011-12-0152240260Formations of Violence in Post-Dictatorial Contexts: Logics of Confrontation between the Police and the Young Urban Poor in Contemporary ArgentinaAlejandro IslaDaniel Pedro Míguez<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> </p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> </p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"> </p><p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;">The increase in juvenile violence in Argentina since the 1990s results from a combination of economic and socio-structural change and the reinstatement of repressive traditions that became particularly engrained in the armed and security forces during the 1976–1983 dictatorship. Growing unemployment and poverty led to the emergence of loose webs of juvenile delinquency, while increasing public concern about violent crime led to a revival of harsh “iron fist” policing measures by security forces that are often themselves involved in crime in connivance with local politicians. Groups of young urban poor (calling themselves Pibes Chorros or Crooked Kids) and the security forces regard one another with mutual hostility, and police/civilian casualties increased over the period. The music of the Crooked Kids, Cumbia Villera, expresses their life experience. From a comparative perspective, the absence of institutionalized gangs sets Argentina apart from other countries in Latin and North America.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>http://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/146DictatorshipsJuvenile ViolenceLatin America
spellingShingle Alejandro Isla
Daniel Pedro Míguez
Formations of Violence in Post-Dictatorial Contexts: Logics of Confrontation between the Police and the Young Urban Poor in Contemporary Argentina
International Journal of Conflict and Violence
Dictatorships
Juvenile Violence
Latin America
title Formations of Violence in Post-Dictatorial Contexts: Logics of Confrontation between the Police and the Young Urban Poor in Contemporary Argentina
title_full Formations of Violence in Post-Dictatorial Contexts: Logics of Confrontation between the Police and the Young Urban Poor in Contemporary Argentina
title_fullStr Formations of Violence in Post-Dictatorial Contexts: Logics of Confrontation between the Police and the Young Urban Poor in Contemporary Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Formations of Violence in Post-Dictatorial Contexts: Logics of Confrontation between the Police and the Young Urban Poor in Contemporary Argentina
title_short Formations of Violence in Post-Dictatorial Contexts: Logics of Confrontation between the Police and the Young Urban Poor in Contemporary Argentina
title_sort formations of violence in post dictatorial contexts logics of confrontation between the police and the young urban poor in contemporary argentina
topic Dictatorships
Juvenile Violence
Latin America
url http://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/146
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