Understanding Youth Violence : Cases from Liberia and Sierra Leone
Addressing youth issues is essential to promoting stability and preventing violence in fragile and conflict-affected states. However, there is little evidence that youth programming and policies have helped reduce violence in these settings. This c...
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okr-10986-182442021-04-23T14:03:43Z Understanding Youth Violence : Cases from Liberia and Sierra Leone World Bank ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO RESOURCES ADULTHOOD ALCOHOL CHILDBIRTH CHILDCARE CHILDHOOD CIVIL WAR COMMUNITY LIFE COMMUNITY WORK COMMUNITY WORKS CRIME DISABILITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRUG USE DRUGS EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE FAMILIES FAMILY BACKGROUND FAMILY MEMBERS FATHERS FEMALE FEMALES FORMS OF VIOLENCE GANGS GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE GENDERS GIRLFRIENDS HIV HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INJURIES INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER INVESTIGATION LABOR FORCE MALE YOUTH MARITAL STATUS MIGRATION NEEDS OF YOUTH OLD MAN PARENTS PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE PROSTITUTION PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT RAPE RURAL YOUTH SAFETY NETS SELF-CONFIDENCE SEX SEXES SEXUAL ORIENTATION SEXUAL VIOLENCE SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NORMS SOLDIERS SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRADITIONAL PRACTICES UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN YOUTH USE OF FORCE VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG GIRL YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PERSON YOUNG POPULATIONS YOUNG WOMAN YOUTH YOUTH ACTIVITIES YOUTH CONCERNS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH GROUPS YOUTH LEADERS YOUTH LIVELIHOODS YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS YOUTH PARTICIPATION YOUTH PERSPECTIVES YOUTH POLICIES YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH VIOLENCE YOUTHS Addressing youth issues is essential to promoting stability and preventing violence in fragile and conflict-affected states. However, there is little evidence that youth programming and policies have helped reduce violence in these settings. This can reflect the lack of understanding about youth issues and how problems affecting them encourage their participation in violence. This study set out to understand youth violence in Liberia and Sierra Leone, two countries in which there has historically been a great deal of youth participation in group violence, where the risk of youth mobilization into violence persists, and where interpersonal and gender-based violence are still a concern. In addition to having young populations, both countries have governments that have emphasized improving youths' lives by both reducing poverty and preventing violence. In turn, programming and policies in these (and many other conflict-affected) countries tend to be focused on employment generation due to the assumption that youth become prone to violent behavior as the result of economic exclusion (their inability to achieve a stable source of livelihood). The findings from this study will be useful to help governments (particularly of fragile and conflict-affected states) and donors better understand youth issues, design more effective interventions to address youth violence, and promote longer-term stability. The report begins with a review of literature on existing theories of youth exclusion and drivers of youth violence, with a greater focus on history of violence in West Africa. It proceeds with an outline of the study methodology for data collection, sample selection, and analysis. The analysis follows, highlighting key findings. The report concludes with recommendations for policies and youth programming. 2014-05-12T16:11:50Z 2014-05-12T16:11:50Z 2013-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/19330631/understanding-youth-violence-cases-liberia-sierra-leone http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18244 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Social Protection Study Economic & Sector Work Africa Sierra Leone Liberia |
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ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO RESOURCES ADULTHOOD ALCOHOL CHILDBIRTH CHILDCARE CHILDHOOD CIVIL WAR COMMUNITY LIFE COMMUNITY WORK COMMUNITY WORKS CRIME DISABILITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRUG USE DRUGS EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE FAMILIES FAMILY BACKGROUND FAMILY MEMBERS FATHERS FEMALE FEMALES FORMS OF VIOLENCE GANGS GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE GENDERS GIRLFRIENDS HIV HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INJURIES INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER INVESTIGATION LABOR FORCE MALE YOUTH MARITAL STATUS MIGRATION NEEDS OF YOUTH OLD MAN PARENTS PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE PROSTITUTION PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT RAPE RURAL YOUTH SAFETY NETS SELF-CONFIDENCE SEX SEXES SEXUAL ORIENTATION SEXUAL VIOLENCE SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NORMS SOLDIERS SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRADITIONAL PRACTICES UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN YOUTH USE OF FORCE VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG GIRL YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PERSON YOUNG POPULATIONS YOUNG WOMAN YOUTH YOUTH ACTIVITIES YOUTH CONCERNS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH GROUPS YOUTH LEADERS YOUTH LIVELIHOODS YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS YOUTH PARTICIPATION YOUTH PERSPECTIVES YOUTH POLICIES YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH VIOLENCE YOUTHS |
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ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO RESOURCES ADULTHOOD ALCOHOL CHILDBIRTH CHILDCARE CHILDHOOD CIVIL WAR COMMUNITY LIFE COMMUNITY WORK COMMUNITY WORKS CRIME DISABILITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRUG USE DRUGS EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE FAMILIES FAMILY BACKGROUND FAMILY MEMBERS FATHERS FEMALE FEMALES FORMS OF VIOLENCE GANGS GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE GENDERS GIRLFRIENDS HIV HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INJURIES INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER INVESTIGATION LABOR FORCE MALE YOUTH MARITAL STATUS MIGRATION NEEDS OF YOUTH OLD MAN PARENTS PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE PROSTITUTION PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT RAPE RURAL YOUTH SAFETY NETS SELF-CONFIDENCE SEX SEXES SEXUAL ORIENTATION SEXUAL VIOLENCE SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL NORMS SOLDIERS SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRADITIONAL PRACTICES UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN YOUTH USE OF FORCE VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN YOUNG ADULTS YOUNG GIRL YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PERSON YOUNG POPULATIONS YOUNG WOMAN YOUTH YOUTH ACTIVITIES YOUTH CONCERNS YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH GROUPS YOUTH LEADERS YOUTH LIVELIHOODS YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS YOUTH PARTICIPATION YOUTH PERSPECTIVES YOUTH POLICIES YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH VIOLENCE YOUTHS World Bank Understanding Youth Violence : Cases from Liberia and Sierra Leone |
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Addressing youth issues is essential to
promoting stability and preventing violence in fragile and
conflict-affected states. However, there is little evidence
that youth programming and policies have helped reduce
violence in these settings. This can reflect the lack of
understanding about youth issues and how problems affecting
them encourage their participation in violence. This study
set out to understand youth violence in Liberia and Sierra
Leone, two countries in which there has historically been a
great deal of youth participation in group violence, where
the risk of youth mobilization into violence persists, and
where interpersonal and gender-based violence are still a
concern. In addition to having young populations, both
countries have governments that have emphasized improving
youths' lives by both reducing poverty and preventing
violence. In turn, programming and policies in these (and
many other conflict-affected) countries tend to be focused
on employment generation due to the assumption that youth
become prone to violent behavior as the result of economic
exclusion (their inability to achieve a stable source of
livelihood). The findings from this study will be useful to
help governments (particularly of fragile and
conflict-affected states) and donors better understand youth
issues, design more effective interventions to address youth
violence, and promote longer-term stability. The report
begins with a review of literature on existing theories of
youth exclusion and drivers of youth violence, with a
greater focus on history of violence in West Africa. It
proceeds with an outline of the study methodology for data
collection, sample selection, and analysis. The analysis
follows, highlighting key findings. The report concludes
with recommendations for policies and youth programming. |
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Understanding Youth Violence : Cases from Liberia and Sierra Leone |
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Understanding Youth Violence : Cases from Liberia and Sierra Leone |
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Understanding Youth Violence : Cases from Liberia and Sierra Leone |
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Understanding Youth Violence : Cases from Liberia and Sierra Leone |
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Understanding Youth Violence : Cases from Liberia and Sierra Leone |
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understanding youth violence : cases from liberia and sierra leone |
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Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/19330631/understanding-youth-violence-cases-liberia-sierra-leone http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18244 |
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