ABSTRACT

This work analyzes the interactions and international connections of the "civil rights" and "pro-order" coalitions of state and societal actors in the two countries. The author demonstrates that in democratizing contexts, protecting citizens from police abuse and becomes part of a debate about how to deal with issues of public safety and social control and of perceived trade-offs between liberty and security.

chapter |14 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|24 pages

Guarding the Guardians

chapter 2|30 pages

Chile: The Denial of Police Violence

chapter 6|14 pages

Contesting the Iron Fist

chapter |4 pages

Appendix One