Abstract

LERCHUNDI, MARIANA JÉSICA. Police violence as a “message”: an approach from the experience of young people in Latin America. Hallazgos [online]. 2020, vol.17, n.34, pp.23-54.  Epub Sep 01, 2020. ISSN 1794-3841.  https://doi.org/10.15332/2422409x.5488.

This article is set in the research line that seeks to unravel different dimensions of police violence, understood as an effect of safety policies. Here, the police violence used on Latin American youth is understood as a “message”, which will be read based on the stories of the young victims of such vio- lence, in two Latin American cities: Río Cuarto (Argentina) and Barranquilla (Colombia). The work is divided into three sections, besides the introduction and conclusions. In the theoretical approach, the notions of police violence, youth and juvenicide are described. In the methodological approach, a synthesis of the decisions taken within the framework of the research path is made. Subsequently, the results are presented, first, through a description of the context of the chosen cities, and then through the stories of the young people. Finally, the conclusions justify the need to review these police practices, together with the design and implementation of safety policies.

Keywords : Argentina; Colombia; youth; juvenicide; safety policies; police violence.

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