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Illegal Police Protection and the Market for Stolen Vehicles in Buenos Aires
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Abstract In comparison to some illegal enterprises whose operations generate decisive moral rejection on the part of the public, vehicle theft remains an illicit underground activity that citizens largely tolerate or even exploit. In the province
of Buenos Aires, the persistence, depth and breadth of transa... mehr
In comparison to some illegal enterprises whose operations generate decisive moral rejection on the part of the public, vehicle theft remains an illicit underground activity that citizens largely tolerate or even exploit. In the province
of Buenos Aires, the persistence, depth and breadth of transactions related to this black market cannot be explained without referring to the role of the state police. This article uses a theoretical approach to illegal police protection in order to
understand the complicity between the police and criminals as fundamental to the market for stolen cars in the province. Using data from in-depth interviews and official documents, the article examines how exactly the police protect thieves,
dismantlers and distributors of cars and/or auto parts. It analyses three elements that condition the sale of illegal protection to criminals by the police: threats and selective implementation of penalties; control of consequences; and bureaucratic falsification.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Argentinien; Eigentumsdelikt; organisierte Kriminalität; Polizei; Korruption; Schwarzmarkt; Südamerika
Klassifikation
Kriminalsoziologie, Rechtssoziologie, Kriminologie
Freie Schlagwörter
vehicle theft
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2012
Seitenangabe
S. 679-702
Zeitschriftentitel
Journal of Latin American Studies, 44 (2012) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022216X12000831
ISSN
0022-216X
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
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