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Examines the governing roles of the police in Argentina, focusing on Seguridad, which conflates personal safety with state security. This title brings together key issues of governance that involve the police, democracy, and the quality of citizenship. It shows how police practices should be part of our understanding of regimes.

This study of police governance draws on over ninety interviews conducted with Argentine police officers. In Argentina, a rising fear of crime has led to the politics of Seguridad, a concept that amalgamates personal safety with state security. As a new governing rationale, Seguridad is strengthening forms of police intervention that weaken the democracy. As they target crime, the police have the power to deny rights, deciding whether an indiv...