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Crime, Violence, and Community-Based Prevention in Honduras

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dc.contributor.authorBerg, Louis-Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorCarranza, Marlon
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-11T16:28:17Z
dc.date.available2015-08-11T16:28:17Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractViolent crime has emerged as a growing development challenge, affecting large segments of societies, and taking a severe toll on economic development. In many high crime environments, weak institutions, fiscal constraints, and political resistance have undermined the effectiveness of development programs and threatened their sustainability. The World Bank has begun to confront this challenge. The country of Honduras is the most violent in the world as measured by its homicide rate, which reached 90.4 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2012. This report presents the findings of a study of crime dynamics and prevention practices focused around a comparison of nine neighborhoods in three of the most violent cities in Honduras: La Ceiba, El Progreso, and Choloma. The research revealed that although the transnational drug trade, economic downturn, and political crisis have deepened the country’s vulnerability, some neighborhoods have successfully prevented crime. Drawing from extensive qualitative research in these neighborhoods, the study identified practices that communities pursue to prevent violence through collective responses. It also examined the characteristics of communities, societal factors, and institutional context that have enabled or constrained these responses. The research points to measures that can be built upon, scaled up, and tested through future research and programming to strengthen community-based crime prevention. It illustrates how deep examination of the dynamics of insecurity - and the ways communities manage it - can inform efforts to improve public safety in violence-prone countries.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24746742/crime-violence-community-based-prevention-honduras-research-report
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/22378
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22378
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJustice, security, and development series;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectURBAN COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectHOUSING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE RESEARCH
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectSHOPS
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectCRIMINAL
dc.subjectASSAULT
dc.subjectLAW ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectCRIME STATISTICS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE PREVENTION
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectDRUG TRAFFICKER
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectDEATH
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOOD
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.subjectINSECURITY
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE FACILITIES
dc.subjectALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectSHANTYTOWN
dc.subjectEMIGRATION
dc.subjectSOCIAL STRUCTURE
dc.subjectPRISONS
dc.subjectBARRIOS
dc.subjectPROJECTS
dc.subjectPROJECT
dc.subjectNEIGHBORHOODS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectCRIMINAL ACTS
dc.subjectOFFENDER
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCRIMINAL CODE
dc.subjectHOMICIDES
dc.subjectCRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectHOMICIDE RATE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectTHEFT
dc.subjectDRUG ABUSE
dc.subjectACCIDENT
dc.subjectBLACKMAIL
dc.subjectDRUG TRADE
dc.subjectFIREARMS
dc.subjectCYCLE OF VIOLENCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectURBAN SOCIOLOGY
dc.subjectCRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
dc.subjectVIOLENT CRIME
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectDRUG TRAFFICKING
dc.subjectGUNS
dc.subjectKIDNAPPING
dc.subjectDRUG TRAFFICKERS
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectWEAPONS
dc.subjectCRIME PREVENTION MEASURES
dc.subjectLOCALITIES
dc.subjectYOUTH CRIME
dc.subjectPUBLIC SAFETY
dc.subjectINHABITANTS
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectCRIME PREVENTION
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectGANGS
dc.subjectRESIDENCY
dc.subjectGUN
dc.subjectMARIJUANA
dc.subjectCRIME VICTIMS
dc.subjectSUBURBS
dc.subjectTEMPORARY HOUSING
dc.subjectPRISON
dc.subjectWEAPON
dc.subjectINJURY
dc.subjectSELLING DRUGS
dc.subjectGANG
dc.subjectNARCOTICS
dc.subjectDESIGN
dc.subjectHOMICIDE
dc.subjectSHOOTINGS
dc.subjectDRINKING
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONTEXT
dc.subjectSMUGGLERS
dc.subjectPLANTATIONS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectDESCRIPTION
dc.subjectCRIMES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectLEVELS OF CRIME
dc.subjectHOMES
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectSLUM
dc.subjectMURDER
dc.subjectVICTIMS
dc.subjectVICTIM
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectCOCAINE
dc.subjectOFFENDERS
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectSOCIAL NETWORKS
dc.subjectMARKET
dc.subjectDELINQUENCY
dc.subjectCRIMINAL JUSTICE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectMURDERS
dc.subjectBARRIO
dc.subjectHOMICIDE RATES
dc.subjectPERPETRATORS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSLUMS
dc.subjectCRIMINALS
dc.subjectCRIME NETWORKS
dc.subjectHIGH CRIME
dc.subjectTHEFTS
dc.subjectALCOHOLIC
dc.subjectSECURITY
dc.subjectCRIMINAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL AREAS
dc.subjectCRIME RATES
dc.subjectFIREARM
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectACCIDENTS
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectFAVELA
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectADDICTION
dc.subjectDEPORTATION
dc.subjectOFFENSE
dc.subjectCRIME RATE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY GROUPS
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectDRUG
dc.subjectASSAULTS
dc.subjectFACILITIES
dc.subjectPERPETRATOR
dc.subjectNARCOTICS CONTROL
dc.subjectHOUSES
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectTRAFFICKING
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY
dc.subjectENGINEER
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
dc.subjectNATIVES
dc.subjectYOUTH VIOLENCE
dc.subjectORGANIZED CRIME
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectLEVEL OF CRIME
dc.subjectALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectSERVICE
dc.subjectCRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectGANG MEMBERS
dc.subjectURBAN STUDIES
dc.titleCrime, Violence, and Community-Based Prevention in Hondurasen
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okr.date.disclosure2015-07-03
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T11:31:41.588040Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24746742/crime-violence-community-based-prevention-honduras-research-report
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b082fdd10f_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24746742
okr.identifier.report97642
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2015/07/08/090224b082fdd10f/2_0/Rendered/PDF/Crime00violenc0as000research0report.pdfen
okr.region.countryHonduras
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Housing & Human Habitats
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Monitoring & Evaluation
okr.topicSocial Development::Crime and Society
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Conflict and Violence
okr.unitGovernance - GP (GGODR)
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