Drunkenness as a crime: Social control and criminalization of liquor in Costa Rica (1903-1925)
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| Format: | artículo original |
| Estat: | Versión publicada |
| Data de publicació: | 2025 |
| Descripció: | Introduction: This article examines the legislation that existed in the country during the early years of the twentieth century to criminalize drunkenness, as well as in the links between political and legal provisions with the registration of cases punished for drunkenness. The research is framed in the field of social history, particularly in the study of criminality. Objective: To analyze state policies and security regulations to determine their influence on the registration of cases of drunkenness and liquor law infractions in Costa Rica during 1903-1925. Method and technique: The methodological approach was of a mixed nature. First, the content of the current legal documentation on drunkenness was analyzed. Then, this information was contrasted with empirical data from the statistical yearbooks of INEC and the institutional reports of the Ministry of Government and Police to determine the effectiveness and application of the regulations on the regulation of drunkenness. Results: The data on cases punished for drunkenness showed a significant increase after the creation of the liquor law and, mainly, after the issuance of an updated version of this regulation during the year 1907. Conclusions: The registration of cases punished for drunkenness obeyed to the political interests of the authorities to demonstrate that the new regulations implemented were being efficient. |
| Pais: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Idioma: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/1082 |
| Accés en línia: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rreflexiones/article/view/1082 |
| Paraula clau: | Social control Crime Liquor Legislation Police Control social Crimen Licores Legislación Policía |