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&#160;Really glad to be part of this conference organized by the Université de Montreal. I will be presenting the paper entitled: Building the “Pacification”: Strategic Villages to Deal with Rebel Territories in Latin AmericaHere I attached the conference description and the program:DESCRIPTIONFor the past twenty years, problem-oriented policing reforms have been designed and implemented in Latin America to reduce continually growing crime and violence rates. These measures aim to tackle the problem of insecurity by preventing (instead of repressing) and by addressing the underlying causes of criminality (rather than solving one crime at a time). Thus, this approach seems to fall within the principles of the rule of law, particularly because the respect of human rights and the involvement of the community are at their core.This 2-day event proposes to discuss and assess the impact of two decades of this public security enforcement model shift, specifically in relation to the rule of law in Latin America.November 8th at 4pm:Keynote address - Graham Denyer WillisNovember 9th from 10am to 7pm: 10:00 - 12:00 Panel 1 - Public security policies, governance and the rule of law in Latin AmericaChair: Manuel Balán, McGill UniversityDiscussant: Tina Hilgers, Concordia UniversityGraham Denyer Willis, University of Cambridge, CambridgeTitle: Law as Axiom Mary Fran T. Malone, University of New Hampshire, College of Liberal Arts, DurhamTitle: Learning to Protect and Serve in Latin America: Building Relationships between Police and the Communities They ServeMichelle Bonner, University of Victoria, VictoriaTitle : What Democratic Policing is and is not?Michel Fournier, McGill University, Montréal Title: Police Reform &#38; Antihaitianismo in the Dominican Republic  1:00 - 3:00 pm Panel 2 - Problem-oriented policing reforms as a response to violence and "insecurity" ( I )Chair: Cynthia Milton, Université de MontréalDiscussant: Massimiliano Mulone, Université de MontréalMark Ungar, CUNY, New York Title: The Fight for Problem-Oriented Policing: The Political and Institutional Challenge of durable reformYanilda Maria Gonzalez, University of Chicago, Chicago Title: Compromise or Cooptation? How Problem-oriented Policing May Thwart Structural Police ReformAnnabelle Dias Felix, Université de Montréal, Montréal Title: Opening the “Black Box” of Problem-oriented Policing Programs 3:30 - 5:30pm Panel 3 - Problem-oriented policing reforms as a response to violence and "insecurity" ( II )Chair: Françoise Montambeault, Université de MontréalDiscussant: Julian Durazo-Hermann, UQÀMArturo Alvarado, ColMex, Mexico CityTitle:Jean Daudelin, Carleton University, OttawaTitle: Policing and the Limits of Criminal Governance. Selective Law Enforcement and Drug Violence in Recife, BrazilPamela Colombo, EHESS – IRIS, Paris Title: Building the “Pacification”: Strategic Villages to Deal with Rebel Territories in Latin America 5:45pm Cocktail