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Crime, Violence, and Development : Trends, Costs, and Policy Options in the Caribbean

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-11T18:32:48Z
dc.date.available2012-06-11T18:32:48Z
dc.date.issued2007-03
dc.description.abstractThe report on Crime, violence, and development: trends, costs, and policy options in the Caribbean, is organized as follows. It begins with an overview of crime in the region, separately considering conventional and organized crime. Two subsequent chapters examine risk factors and the costs of crime for the region as a whole. Next, a series of chapters presents case studies designed to highlight particular issues in specific countries. These case studies were chosen in order to provide a detailed analysis of the most pressing issues that are amenable to policy making at the regional and national levels. The specific issues were chosen in consultation with stakeholders in the region to ensure that the report was responding to their demands and needs. The report ends with a chapter on public policy responses to crime in the region. The report states that through multiple channels, crime and violence threaten the welfare of Caribbean citizens. Beyond the direct effect on victims, crime and violence inflict widespread costs, generating a climate of fear for all citizens and diminishing economic growth. Crime and violence present one of the paramount challenges to development in the Caribbean. Moreover, the study believes that several factors which cut across the diverse countries of the region heighten their vulnerability to crime and violence. Primary among these is the region's vulnerability to drug trafficking. Wedged between the world's source of cocaine to the south and its primary consumer markets to the north, the Caribbean is the transit point for a torrent of narcotics, with a street value that exceeds the value of the entire legal economy. Compounding their difficulties, Caribbean countries have large coastlines and territorial waters and many have weak criminal justice systems that are easily overwhelmed. The study stress that the Governments of the Caribbean countries recognize the seriousness of the problem and are exploring innovative policy responses at both the national and regional levels. Civil society organizations are doing their part as well by designing and implementing violence prevention programs targeting youth violence, violence against women, and other important forms of violence. The report concludes that much, however, remains to be done.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7597997/crime-violence-development-trends-costs-policy-options-caribbean
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/7687
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7687
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subjectADOLESCENT
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectALCOHOL USE
dc.subjectANTENATAL CARE
dc.subjectASSAULT
dc.subjectASSAULTS
dc.subjectAVERAGE AGE
dc.subjectCANNABIS
dc.subjectCENTRAL AMERICA
dc.subjectCITIZEN
dc.subjectCITIZEN SECURITY
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectCITIZENSHIP
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectCOCAINE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
dc.subjectCPI
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCRIME PREVENTION
dc.subjectCRIME RATE
dc.subjectCRIME RATES
dc.subjectCRIME VICTIMIZATION
dc.subjectCRIME VICTIMS
dc.subjectCRIMES
dc.subjectCRIMINAL ACTS
dc.subjectCRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectCRIMINAL JUSTICE
dc.subjectCRIMINALITY
dc.subjectCRIMINALS
dc.subjectCRIMINOLOGY
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT EFFECTS
dc.subjectDIVERSITY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectDRUG TRAFFICKING
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEAST EUROPE
dc.subjectEMIGRATION
dc.subjectEXTORTION
dc.subjectFEAR OF CRIME
dc.subjectFORMS OF VIOLENCE
dc.subjectFRAUD
dc.subjectGANGS
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectHEROIN
dc.subjectHIGH-RISK
dc.subjectHOMICIDE
dc.subjectINCARCERATION
dc.subjectINMATES
dc.subjectINTIMATE PARTNER
dc.subjectJUSTICE SYSTEM
dc.subjectKIDNAPPING
dc.subjectMONEY LAUNDERING
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMURDER
dc.subjectNARCOTICS
dc.subjectNARCOTICS TRAFFICKING
dc.subjectNORTH AFRICA
dc.subjectOFFENDERS
dc.subjectOFFENSES
dc.subjectORGANIZED CRIME
dc.subjectPARAMILITARY UNITS
dc.subjectPHYSICAL VIOLENCE
dc.subjectPRISON
dc.subjectPRISONERS
dc.subjectPRISONS
dc.subjectRAPE
dc.subjectREPEAT OFFENDERS
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectROBBERY
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSEXUAL INITIATION
dc.subjectSMUGGLING
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOUTH AMERICA
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTREATIES
dc.subjectTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectVIOLENT CRIME
dc.subjectYOUNG MEN
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectYOUTH VIOLENCE
dc.titleCrime, Violence, and Development : Trends, Costs, and Policy Options in the Caribbeanen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:17:38.047193Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Policy Note
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/7597997/crime-violence-development-trends-costs-policy-options-caribbean
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid537301468231536879
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000020953_20070511114448
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum7597997
okr.identifier.report37820
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.sectorHealth
okr.sectorEducation
okr.topicCorruption and Anticorruption Law
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Cohesion
okr.topicSocial Development::Crime and Society
okr.topicSocial Development::Children and Youth
okr.topicLaw and Development
okr.unitPoverty Sector (LCSPP)
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