#Sociology: ‘Why Underachievers Dominate Secret Police Organizations: Evidence from the Autocrat era of Argentina.”
“By examining the 4,287 officers who served in autocratic #Argentina from 1975 to 1983, they discovered that the ranks of secret police are filled by those who perform poorly in merit-based systems.
Facing firing for their poor performance, they turn to more burdensome secret police work.”
