Democratic Legitimacy and Public Insecurity: Crime and Democracy in El Salvador and Guatemala.
A study was conducted to investigate the impact of victimization from crime on public attitudes about democracy in Guatemala and El Salvador. Data were drawn from two national surveys conducted in 1999, as well as from the 1996 and 1998 Latinobarometro surveys. Findings revealed that whereas citiz...
| Publicado en: | Political Science Quarterly Vol. 118; no. 4; pp. 627 - 645 |
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Academy of Political Science
Winter 2003/2004
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| Sumario: | A study was conducted to investigate the impact of victimization from crime on public attitudes about democracy in Guatemala and El Salvador. Data were drawn from two national surveys conducted in 1999, as well as from the 1996 and 1998 Latinobarometro surveys. Findings revealed that whereas citizens appeared to have favorable opinions of the civil police in both Guatemala and El Salvador, their feeling of insecurity about the neighborhoods in which they live, which generates a fear of crime, has a significant and negative impact on support for democracy and for democratic regimes in both countries. |
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