The construction of a juridical truth about a dangerous "other" in a case of police violence from the urban area of Buenos Aires

  • Marie Ørum Wikman Universidad de Copenhague
Keywords: Police violence, Juridical response, Poverty, Stigmatization, Discrimination

Abstract

This article aims to shed light on the concrete ways in which "the juridical truth" is constructed in cases of police violence. The construction of the juridical truth is considered as a process that occurs in the interplay between representation, power and narratives. Through an analysis of documents and testimonies from a specific penal case, the aim is to show how stigmatizing discourses about young men from the poor sectors of society operate through the interventions of the tribunal. It is argued that the penal system, guaranteeing a high degree of impunity in cases of police violence, constitutes one of the mechanisms that enable that very same violence.

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Author Biography

Marie Ørum Wikman, Universidad de Copenhague
Doctoranda, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad de Copenhague. Licenciada en Castellano y Antropología, Universidad de Copenhague
Published
2013-12-15
How to Cite
Wikman, M. Ørum. (2013). The construction of a juridical truth about a dangerous "other" in a case of police violence from the urban area of Buenos Aires. Cuadernos De antropología Social, (38), 33-55. https://doi.org/10.34096/cas.i38.1327
Section
Espacio Abierto - Artículos Originales