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Understanding Youth Violence : Cases from Liberia and Sierra Leone

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-12T16:11:50Z
dc.date.available2014-05-12T16:11:50Z
dc.date.issued2013-06
dc.description.abstractAddressing youth issues is essential to promoting stability and preventing violence in fragile and conflict-affected states. However, there is little evidence that youth programming and policies have helped reduce violence in these settings. This can reflect the lack of understanding about youth issues and how problems affecting them encourage their participation in violence. This study set out to understand youth violence in Liberia and Sierra Leone, two countries in which there has historically been a great deal of youth participation in group violence, where the risk of youth mobilization into violence persists, and where interpersonal and gender-based violence are still a concern. In addition to having young populations, both countries have governments that have emphasized improving youths' lives by both reducing poverty and preventing violence. In turn, programming and policies in these (and many other conflict-affected) countries tend to be focused on employment generation due to the assumption that youth become prone to violent behavior as the result of economic exclusion (their inability to achieve a stable source of livelihood). The findings from this study will be useful to help governments (particularly of fragile and conflict-affected states) and donors better understand youth issues, design more effective interventions to address youth violence, and promote longer-term stability. The report begins with a review of literature on existing theories of youth exclusion and drivers of youth violence, with a greater focus on history of violence in West Africa. It proceeds with an outline of the study methodology for data collection, sample selection, and analysis. The analysis follows, highlighting key findings. The report concludes with recommendations for policies and youth programming.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/19330631/understanding-youth-violence-cases-liberia-sierra-leone
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/18244
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/18244
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO RESOURCES
dc.subjectADULTHOOD
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectCHILDBIRTH
dc.subjectCHILDCARE
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD
dc.subjectCIVIL WAR
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY LIFE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY WORK
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY WORKS
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectDRUG USE
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY BACKGROUND
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFATHERS
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFORMS OF VIOLENCE
dc.subjectGANGS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
dc.subjectGENDERS
dc.subjectGIRLFRIENDS
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
dc.subjectINJURIES
dc.subjectINTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
dc.subjectINTIMATE PARTNER
dc.subjectINVESTIGATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectMALE YOUTH
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNEEDS OF YOUTH
dc.subjectOLD MAN
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE
dc.subjectPHYSICAL VIOLENCE
dc.subjectPROSTITUTION
dc.subjectPSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRAPE
dc.subjectRURAL YOUTH
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSELF-CONFIDENCE
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEXES
dc.subjectSEXUAL ORIENTATION
dc.subjectSEXUAL VIOLENCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOLDIERS
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE ABUSE
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBAN YOUTH
dc.subjectUSE OF FORCE
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULTS
dc.subjectYOUNG GIRL
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUNG PERSON
dc.subjectYOUNG POPULATIONS
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMAN
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTH ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectYOUTH CONCERNS
dc.subjectYOUTH DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH GROUPS
dc.subjectYOUTH LEADERS
dc.subjectYOUTH LIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectYOUTH ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectYOUTH PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectYOUTH PERSPECTIVES
dc.subjectYOUTH POLICIES
dc.subjectYOUTH POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH VIOLENCE
dc.subjectYOUTHS
dc.titleUnderstanding Youth Violence : Cases from Liberia and Sierra Leoneen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2014-04-21
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:19:34.093285Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Social Protection Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/19330631/understanding-youth-violence-cases-liberia-sierra-leone
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid199821468151145997
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000442464_20140402134044
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19330631
okr.identifier.report86430
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/04/02/000442464_20140402134044/Rendered/PDF/864300WP0P1259260Box385179B000OUO0900ACS.pdfen
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countrySierra Leone
okr.region.countryLiberia
okr.sectorEducation :: Vocational training
okr.sectorEducation :: General education sector
okr.sectorHealth and other social services :: Other social services
okr.themeSocial protection and risk management :: Social risk mitigation
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion :: Conflict prevention and post-conflict reconstruction
okr.topicGovernance::Youth and Governance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicSocial Development::Children and Youth
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Child Labor
okr.unitSocial Development Department (SDV)
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