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Illegal Police Protection and the Market for Stolen Vehicles in Buenos Aires

[journal article]

Dewey, Matias

Abstract

In comparison to some illegal enterprises whose operations generate decisive moral rejection on the part of the public, vehicle theft remains an illicit underground activity that citizens largely tolerate or even exploit. In the province of Buenos Aires, the persistence, depth and breadth of transa... view more

In comparison to some illegal enterprises whose operations generate decisive moral rejection on the part of the public, vehicle theft remains an illicit underground activity that citizens largely tolerate or even exploit. In the province of Buenos Aires, the persistence, depth and breadth of transactions related to this black market cannot be explained without referring to the role of the state police. This article uses a theoretical approach to illegal police protection in order to understand the complicity between the police and criminals as fundamental to the market for stolen cars in the province. Using data from in-depth interviews and official documents, the article examines how exactly the police protect thieves, dismantlers and distributors of cars and/or auto parts. It analyses three elements that condition the sale of illegal protection to criminals by the police: threats and selective implementation of penalties; control of consequences; and bureaucratic falsification.... view less

Keywords
Argentina; larceny; organized crime; police; corruption; black market; South America

Classification
Criminal Sociology, Sociology of Law

Free Keywords
vehicle theft

Document language
English

Publication Year
2012

Page/Pages
p. 679-702

Journal
Journal of Latin American Studies, 44 (2012) 4

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022216X12000831

ISSN
0022-216X

Status
Published Version; peer reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications

With the permission of the rights owner, this publication is under open access due to a (DFG-/German Research Foundation-funded) national or Alliance license.


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