The Governance of Organised Crime in Chile 1990-2014
Journal: White Rose eTheses Online (University of Leeds, The University of Sheffield, University of York)
Year: 2016

The redemocratisation of Chile set an important landmark for the governing of the country’s security. Despite the initial effort undertaken by the democratically elected authorities to ensure the rule of law, the passing of time soon exposed the state’s limited capacity for confronting the pressing risks that came along with more openness in the country. The perilous evidence of organised crime swarming in the country caught many of the country’s public security actors unaware and thus confused