City of suspects : crime in Mexico City, 1900-1931 / Pablo Piccato.

This analysis of the multiple dimensions of crime in early 20th-century Mexico City examines the paradoxes of repressive policies toward crime and the impact of social rebellion on patterns of common crime.

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Online Access: Full Text (via Duke)
Main Author: Piccato, Pablo (Author)
Other title:Crime in Mexico City, 1900-1931.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham ; London : Duke University Press, 2001.
Series:Duke backfile.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Context: The Modern City. The Policed City. The Construction of Mexican Criminology
  • 2. The Practices. Honor and Violent Crime. Violence against Women. Money, Crime, and Social Reactions to Larceny
  • 3. The Consequences: The Invention of Rateros. Penal Experience in Mexico City
  • Conclusions: Crime Contested
  • Appendix: Statistics of Crime.