Lakhani, SadafWillman, Alys M.2014-07-222014-07-222014-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18974At the request of the Prime Minister's office, between 2011-2013, the World Bank conducted a study to understand the social and economic costs of crime and violence in Papua New Guinea. The purpose of the study was to feed a national conversation about crime and violence and inform policy directions and program interventions. The findings of the study are summarized in this research and dialogue series. This brief outlines the policy and programming recommendations that emerge from the research. The recommendations are intended to provide information, possible policy approaches towards an ongoing dialogue on the issue of crime and violence and that they will fuel a growing coalition of state and civil society actors for an integrated response.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABUSEACCESS TO JUSTICEACCOUNTABILITYACTS OF VIOLENCEADULTHOODALCOHOLANTENATAL CLINICASSAULTBRIBERYCHILD WELFARECIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONSCOERCIONCOMPENSATIONCONFIDENCECORRUPTCORRUPTIONCOURTCOURTSCRIMECRIME RATESCRIME STATISTICSCRIME VICTIMIZATIONCRIMESCUSTODYCYCLE OF VIOLENCECYCLES OF VIOLENCEDIGNITYDOMESTIC ABUSEDOMESTIC VIOLENCEECONOMIC BENEFITSEQUALITYEXTORTIONFEMALEFEMALE GENITAL MUTILATIONFEMALE VICTIMSFEMALE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCEFEMALESFIREARMSGENDERHIGH CRIMEHOMICIDEHOMICIDE RATEHUSBANDSIMPRISONMENTINCARCERATIONINJURIESINSECURITYINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSINVESTIGATIONJUDGESJUSTICEJUSTICE SYSTEMJUVENILE JUSTICEKIDNAPPINGLAW REFORMLEGAL AIDLEVELS OF CRIMELITERACYMEDIAMINISTERMISAPPROPRIATIONNATIONAL LAWPAYOFFSPERPETRATORSPOLICEPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPROPERTY CRIMEPROSECUTIONPROSECUTORRELIGIOUS LEADERSROBBERYRULE OF LAWSANCTIONSSERVICE DELIVERYSEXUAL VIOLENCESOCIAL CHANGESOCIAL CHANGESSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSTATE INSTITUTIONSTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETHEFTTRADITIONAL SYSTEMSURBAN YOUTHUSE OF ALCOHOLVICTIMSVICTIMS OF VIOLENCEVIOLENCEVIOLENCE PREVENTIONVOCATIONAL SKILLSVULNERABLE GROUPSWEAPONSWILLYOUNG PEOPLEYOUTHYOUTH EMPLOYMENT10.1596/18974