Police and security in democratic regimes
This CLACSO Working Group Police and security in democratic regimes Its objective is to analyze, from a comparative point of view, the ways in which the constitutional governments of the region are challenged in their democratic foundation in relation to the normative regulation, organization and performance of their federal and security forces.
We understand that the analysis of security policies - and in particular those related to police and security forces - is essential to understanding and contributing to a full understanding of Latin American democracies and their consolidation.
We believe that the forms of policing that emerge from the security policies carried out by the various governments of Latin America and the repositioning of police forces in response to this socio-political demand are key dimensions for understanding the democratic regimes of the region.
Security in Latin America cannot be conceived or problematized outside of the strengthening and consolidation of democracy, which puts into discussion the role of the security forces and the armed forces, their scope and areas of influence.
It is from the analysis of the security forces that we intend to account for one of the key dimensions of the problem of (in)security, as addressed by the constitutional governments of the region.
Coordinate
Sabina Andrea Frederic
Department of Social Sciences
National University of Quilmes
Argentina
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