State policy of Chile to overcome crime

• Main Author: Liudmila Diakova
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) 2016-12-01
• Series: Ибероамериканские тетради
• Subjects: чили; преступность; общественная безопасность; программы по предотвраще-нию преступности и насилия; chile; delincuencia; seguridad social; los programas de superación de la criminalidad y la violencia; crime; public safety; prevention of crime and violence
• Online Access: https://www.iberpapers.org/jour/article/view/157

This article analyzes the current state policy of Chile to overcome crime. It is noted that the study of public opinion regarding the personal experience of the people, demonstrating the improvement of the security situation (public and private) for the last 10 years (since 2005). However, the respondents’ perception of security problems has become much more negative, which is associated with the general deterioration of these indicators in the region, as well as a keen attitude of Chilean society to social inequality, which is considered one of the main factors for the growth of crime. Special attention is given to special programs to ensure public safety, and various governmentalpractices of the fight against crime, including the interaction of the police with civil society organizations.