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Community Policing in Indigenous Societies-Venezuela: A Country Profile

NCJ Number
245342
Journal
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Volume: 37 Issue: 3 Dated: 2013 Pages: 249-256
Author(s)
Luis Gerardo Gabaldón; Yoana Monsalve Briceño
Date Published
2013
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This article discusses community policing.
Abstract
In this paper the authors examine how local citizens and community organizations together have helped shape policing in their neighborhoods, providing new insights into how community policing operates in Venezuela. The authors also emphasize the unique attributes of policing practice and the current challenges of communal policing. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.