Heinemann, AlessandraVerner, Dorte2012-06-262012-06-262006-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9024The authors review the recent literature on crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean and present a broad overview of the main ideas and empirical findings. They provide estimates of the magnitude of the problem, trends, and the manifestations of crime and violence in Latin America. They also discuss the ways in which violence affects development, the root causes of violence, and the empirical evidence on the determinants of crime. The authors conclude by stressing that preventive measures and innovative social policies are efficient and underutilized strategies to address the problem and call for both more research and operational experimentation.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABSENCE OF VIOLENCEABUSE OF CHILDRENACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO JOBSACCESS TO JUSTICEACCIDENTSADOLESCENCEAGEDALCOHOLARMED CONFLICTCENTRAL AMERICACHILD ABUSECHILDHOODCITIZENCITIZEN SECURITYCITIZENSCIVIL RIGHTSCOMMUNITIESCONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCECRIMECRIME RATECRIME RATESCRIMINAL JUSTICEDEMOCRATIC CULTUREDISABILITYDOMESTIC VIOLENCEDOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENDRUG TRAFFICKINGDRUGSECONOMIC GROUPSETHNIC GROUPSEXCESSIVE FORCEEXPOSURE TO VIOLENCEFAMILIESFAMILY VIOLENCEGANGSHEALTH CAREHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH SERVICESHUMAN CAPITALINCARCERATIONINJURIESINTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSIONINTERPERSONAL VIOLENCEJUDICIAL SYSTEMSJUSTICE SYSTEMLATIN AMERICANMINORSMORBIDITYMORTALITYOFFENSESPANDEMICPARENTSPREVENTION OF VIOLENCEPSYCHOLOGISTSPSYCHOLOGYPUBLIC HEALTHQUALITY OF LIFERACISMRISK FACTORSSCHOOLSSEXUAL VIOLENCESOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EXCLUSIONSOCIAL GROUPSSOCIAL POLICIESSOCIAL RELATIONSHIPSSOCIAL SERVICESSUBSTANCE ABUSESUICIDEUNEMPLOYMENTUNINTENTIONAL DEATHSUSE OF FORCEVICTIMSVICTIMS OF VIOLENCEVIOLENCEVIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDRENVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENVIOLENT CRIMEWAGESWARYOUNG MENYOUTHYOUTH VIOLENCEWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-4041