Homicide Violence in the Brazilian Northeast: Dynamics of Numbers and Causes Possibilities

Authors

  • José Maria Pereira da Nóbrega Júnior UFCG

Keywords:

omicides, public safety, dynamics, causal possibilities, violence

Abstract

Homicides in the Northeast of Brazil have grown linearly and continuously since the early 1980s. The article analyzes the dynamics of homicidal violence, its socioeconomic and institutional implications. It aims to evaluate some causal possibilities between inequality and poverty, economic performance and the role of coercive institutions in relation to homicides in the region. For that, the descriptive statistical method and the test of independent variables were used to test some hypotheses based on the specialized literature.

Author Biography

José Maria Pereira da Nóbrega Júnior, UFCG

Professor Centro de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Semiárido (CDSA) da Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG, Brasil), do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Política (PPGCP) da UFCG e do mestrado profissional em administração pública em rede (Profiap). É coordenador do Núcleo de Estudos da Violência (Nevu) da UFCG e pesquisador do Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia de Estudos Comparados em Administração Institucional de Conflitos (INCT-InEAC). Possui doutorado e mestrado pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Política (PPGCP) da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE, Recife, Brasil) e graduação em licenciatura plena em história pela UFPE.

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Published

2017-12-20

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2017): SET/OUT/NOV/DEZ

Section

Articles

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