Support for Private Security in Latin America: An Explanation Based on the Social Threat Theory.

The social threat theory holds that individuals who express animus against out-groups are more likely to label members of those groups as a threat, and are therefore more inclined to support formal social control measures that will impact on those groups. This study utilises that theory to explain w...

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Published in:	British Journal of Criminology Vol. 66; no. 3; pp. 632 - 650
Main Authors:	Lopes, Cleber, Moraes, Caio Cardoso de
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA May2026
Subjects:	Latin America Prejudices Social control Social theory Private security services Logistic regression analysis Indigenous peoples of South America Questionnaires Latin Americans
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