The criminal justice system in Argentina
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The criminal justice system in Argentina, like Argentina itself, has endured a series of transformations, overhauls, purges and coups. At present, it is impossible to evaluate ArgentinaÆs criminal justice system without simultaneously plumbing the murky depths of ArgentinaÆs larger political history. The quest for peace and stability, a noble pursuit to be sure, has in Argentina unfortunately masked a recurring host of pernicious and horrifying means, including the mass slaughter of political dissidents, a near total manipulation of the mass media, severe corruption in the courts, impunity for criminal acts and amnesty for those perpetrators least deserving of it. As a consequence, the criminal justice system in Argentina has been mired in controversy and impropriety for more than half a century. Today, there is hope yet again in Argentina that a new president will set things right, reconcile past injustices by paying them due legal attention under the rubric of democracy, and restore some legitimacy and vitality to a nation that has been seemingly on the brink of collapse for decades. In this exploration of ArgentinaÆs criminal justice system, many facets will be considered. The historical development of the criminal justice system will be explicated in some detail; the foundations of that system will be presented and questioned; criminal activity in Argentina will be cited and characterized; the intricacies of the justice system itself- the courts, the police, and
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t the behavior of the military junta; absolute power was consolidated under a banner of patriotism and national defense, and civil society was manipulated by a deliberately exacerbated fear of guerrilla dissidents, a heavily censored media, and a torrent of misinformation. The authorities were the perpetrators of crimes, and as a consequence, criminal activity achieved a level of pseudo-legitimacy that was impossible to condemn from the domain of law. The social control of crime was conceptualized, blue-printed and executed during this time, and the inversion of crime-prevention logic was near total.
A brief respite in the very late 70s meant that by 1980 most detention centers had been closed, the military junta having considered itself successful in fighting its subversive guerrilla opposition. 1981, however, produced a surge of activity in Argentina. General Galtieri, now president, struck a deal with the United States ôunder which Argentine military officers would receive US funding to train forces . . . fighting communism in Central Americaö (Ocampo, 1999, p. 682). A devastated economy, hyperinflation, skyrocketing foreign debt and anti-government rallies headed by union laborers created a new need for the military jun
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