MILITARY RESPONSES TO PRISON VIOLENCE IN LATIN AMERICA: A BIG MISTAKE OR A NECESSARY EVIL?

Abstract

On November 25, 2022, Dr. William Godnick, Professor of Practice at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, presented on Military Responses to Prison Violence in Latin America: A Big Mistake or a Necessary Evil? The presentation was followed by a question-and-answer period with questions from the audience and CASIS-Vancouver executives. The key points of discussion included the overpopulation of prisons in Latin America, how this can contribute to the reproduction of crime, a brief overview of prison riots in Latin America, and the interventions implemented to deal with these riots.

_{Received: 2022-12-05
Revised: 2022-12-18}