SECURITY AND JUSTICE UNDER HARASSMENT IN TIMES OF NEOLIBERAL VIOLENCE: responses of the Community Police of Guerrero

The community police is an institution of the Indigenous Peoples of Guerrero known for its ability to deal with crime and generate alternatives for social peace, using a system of justice and self security. In recent years, however, the EU system faces harassment from various people responsible for...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Sierra, Maria Teresa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)
Repositorio:Revista de Estudos e Pesquisas sobre as Américas
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/20218
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/repam/article/view/20218
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Violência neoliberal
Guerrero
Comunidades indígenas
Neoliberal vilence
Indigenous people
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Sumario:The community police is an institution of the Indigenous Peoples of Guerrero known for its ability to deal with crime and generate alternatives for social peace, using a system of justice and self security. In recent years, however, the EU system faces harassment from various people responsible for the increase of violence and insecurity within the country and especially in the state in Guerrero; this situation is impacting instituitions in the community, forcing their redefinition. In this paper I highlight key aspects of the conflict and the community's responses to deal with the tasks of justice and security in new contexts marked by neoliberal plunder and impunity of the state (as well as non state figures). In this process, the relationship of the community police with the state is updated revealing the weight of legal ambiguity and power plays, as well as counter-hegemonic use of the right to dispute justice.