초록

The current paper elucidates the misrepresented correlation between economic inequality and violent crimes in Latin America and approaches the abnormally unstable public security in the region in a constructive way. Especially, the paper locates key factors for the improvement of public security through the comparative analysis of Ecuador and Venezuela. When Latin America as a whole is examined as one regional unit, its notorious inequality level may stand out as the plausible major factor to explain the high crime rates. However, when it comes to individual countries in the region, especially Ecuador and Venezuela, inequality turns out to be unsatisfactory to effectively account for the rise or fall of the crime rates. Instead, the will of the government and the efficiency of the security-related institutions such as the police matters more to explain the fluctuation of the crime rates. In conclusion, the current paper suggests that institutional approaches rather than economic approaches may present better solutions for the eventual enhancement of public security.

키워드

violent crime, homicide, inequality, police, Ecuador, Venezuela

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