How Cannabis Legalization Could Reshape Brazil’s Justice System and Economy 23 de May de 2025 In the Media International Cooperation Citizen Security Security In the Media International Cooperation Citizen Security Security In 2024, Brazil took a bold step toward cannabis reform. The country’s Supreme Federal Court ruled that adults can legally possess up to 40 grams of cannabis and cultivate six female plants for personal use. While this landmark decision doesn’t amount to full legalization, it... In the Media International Cooperation Citizen Security Security Access
Mano Dura: The costs and benefits of repressive criminal justice for young people in Latin America 25 de April de 2018 In the Media Citizen Security Security In the Media Citizen Security Security The focus of this report is on the intended and unintended consequences of mano dura in Latin America, particularly as they relate to youth. The assessment draws on available evidence that, albeit patchy, offers a state of the art overview of the real costs and... In the Media Citizen Security Security Access
Youth, Peace and Security: Brazil Revisited 25 de April de 2018 In the Media Citizen Security Security In the Media Citizen Security Security Brazil is not facing so much a conventional “armed conflict” as a systemic crisis of public security. Its high levels of insecurity are not due to a single cause but rather a combination of individual, household and societal factors; concentrated disadvantage and fragmented families together... In the Media Citizen Security Security Access
Tough on the Weak – Drug Laws and Policing 14 de September de 2016 In the Media Publications Drug Policy Citizen Security Security In the Media Publications Drug Policy Citizen Security Security September, 2016 This article aims to identify the main impacts of drug law enforcement on policing. It points to five interrelated effects: 1) Suppression focused on minor offenses and the weakest links in the chain; 2) Arrest patterns often based on stereotypes that affect the... In the Media Publications Drug Policy Citizen Security Security Access
Citizen Security Dialogues: Dispatches from Mexico 23 de January de 2015 In the Media Contributions Citizen Security Security In the Media Contributions Citizen Security Security The special collection - Citizen Security Dialogues: Dispatches from Mexico - features original research from Mexico's leading security and justice experts. In the Media Contributions Citizen Security Security Access