Crime and Violence in Development : A Literature Review of Latin America and the Caribbean

The 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.

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Main Authors:	Heinemann, Alessandra, Verner, Dorte
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2006-10
Subjects:	ABSENCE OF VIOLENCE, ABUSE OF CHILDREN, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO JOBS, ACCESS TO JUSTICE, ACCIDENTS, ADOLESCENCE, AGED, ALCOHOL, ARMED CONFLICT, CENTRAL AMERICA, CHILD ABUSE, CHILDHOOD, CITIZEN, CITIZEN SECURITY, CITIZENS, CIVIL RIGHTS, COMMUNITIES, CONSEQUENCES OF VIOLENCE, CRIME, CRIME RATE, CRIME RATES, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, DEMOCRATIC CULTURE, DISABILITY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, DRUG TRAFFICKING, DRUGS, ECONOMIC GROUPS, ETHNIC GROUPS, EXCESSIVE FORCE, EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE, FAMILIES, FAMILY VIOLENCE, GANGS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH SERVICES, HUMAN CAPITAL, INCARCERATION, INJURIES, INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION, INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, JUDICIAL SYSTEMS, JUSTICE SYSTEM, LATIN AMERICAN, MINORS, MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, OFFENSES, PANDEMIC, PARENTS, PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE, PSYCHOLOGISTS, PSYCHOLOGY, PUBLIC HEALTH, QUALITY OF LIFE, RACISM, RISK FACTORS, SCHOOLS, SEXUAL VIOLENCE, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL COHESION, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, SOCIAL GROUPS, SOCIAL POLICIES, SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS, SOCIAL SERVICES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, SUICIDE, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNINTENTIONAL DEATHS, USE OF FORCE, VICTIMS, VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, VIOLENCE, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, VIOLENT CRIME, WAGES, WAR, YOUNG MEN, YOUTH, YOUTH VIOLENCE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7141524/crime-violence-development-literature-review-latin-america-caribbean https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9024
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