Huggins, Martha Knisely <br/><br/>
Political policing  the United States and Latin America 
Martha K. Huggins. 
 - Durham, N.C.  Duke University Press  1998. 
 - xxi, 247 p.  24 cm. 
 - Ciencias policial  2 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-235) and index. 
<br/><br/>Policing international politics : theory and practice -- "Gunboat" policing : the first twenty-five years -- "Good neighbor" policing -- From policing espionage to sup[p]ressing "communism" : World War II and its aftermath -- Policing containment -- Counterinsurgency policing : internationalization and professionalization -- Policing Brazil's "cleanup," 1964-1968 -- Repression and the Brazilian police -- Fortifying security and privatizing repression : torture and death sqauds in authoritarian devolution, 1969-1970 -- Closing the circle : devolution abroad and at home -- Conclusion : police assistence as a " protection racket". 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0822321599 (cloth : alk. paper) 0822321726 (pbk alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97-52378 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Police--International cooperation.--Latin America<br/>Technical assistence, America--Latin America.<br/>Police training--International cooporation.--Latin America
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Foreign relations--Latin America.<br/>Latin America--Foreign relations--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV 8160.A2  / H84 1998