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RIGHT OF SELF-PROTECTION AND 'PRIVATE VIGILANCE' BRAZIL

NCJ Number
38467
Author(s)
A C VILELA
Date Published
1976
Length
11 pages
Annotation
THEORETICAL RATIONALE SUPPORTING THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AGAINST CRIME IN THE ABSENCE OF ADEQUATE LAW ENFORCEMENT, ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF INCREASED CRIME RATES IN BRAZIL.
Abstract
CITED ARE POLITICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, AND LEGAL PRINCIPLES, PARTICULARLY AS DEVELOPED IN THE UNITED STATES. --IN PORTUGUESE...TL