Drivers of Crime and Violence in Papua New Guinea

Reports in both the national and international media and anecdotal evidence indicate that the prevalence of crime and violence is high in PNG, and presents an important obstacle to long-term development. A growing body of literature and data on the...

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Main Authors:	Lakhani, Sadaf, Willman, Alys M.
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ABUSE ACCOUNTABILITY ADJUDICATION ADULT MEN AGGRESSION AIDS EPIDEMIC ALCOHOLISM ARBITRATION BANKS BOUNDARIES BURGLARY CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CODES OF CONDUCT CONFIDENCE CONFLICT CONFLICT MANAGEMENT CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICTS CORRUPT CORRUPTION CRIME CRIME RATES CRIME VICTIMIZATION CRIME VICTIMIZATIONS CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITY CRIMINAL ACTS CULTURAL BELIEFS CYCLES OF VIOLENCE DEATHS DEMOCRACY DISCRETION DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISPUTE SETTLEMENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRUGS ELECTIONS ETHNIC DIVERSITY ETHNIC GROUPS EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FIGHTING FIREARMS FORMS OF VIOLENCE GANGS GIRLS GUN GUNS HIGH CRIME INJURIES INJURY INSECURITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE INVESTIGATION JOINT PROJECT JUSTICE KIDNAPPING LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LEADERSHIP LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEVELS OF CRIME MALE FAMILY MEMBERS MARIJUANA MASCULINITY MEDIA MEDIATION MINISTER MISUSE OF ALCOHOL NATIONS NEGOTIATION NEGOTIATIONS OBSERVERS ORGANIZED CRIME PATRONAGE PEACE PERPETRATOR PERPETRATORS PHYSICAL VIOLENCE POLICE POLICE OFFICERS POLITICAL VIOLENCE POLITICIANS PREFERENTIAL PROPERTY CRIMES PROSECUTION PUBLIC SERVICES RAPE RATES OF CRIME RECONSTRUCTION RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES REMEDY RESTITUTION RISK OF VIOLENCE ROBBERY RULE OF LAW SANCTIONS SERVICE DELIVERY SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL VIOLENCE SOCIAL CHANGES SOCIAL CONTEXT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL MORES SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL STRUCTURE SUBSTANCE MISUSE THEFT TORTURE TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS UNDERDEVELOPMENT UNDP UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN CRIME VICTIMS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIOLENCE PREVENTION VIOLENT CONFLICT VIOLENT CRIME VIOLENT CRIMES WEAPONS WORLD DEVELOPMENT YOUNG PEOPLE YOUTH YOUTH ACTIVITIES YOUTH POPULATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19632136/drivers-crime-violence-papua-new-guinea http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18970

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Drivers of Crime and Violence in Papua New Guinea

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