Crime and Violence in Central America : A Development Challenge - Executive Summary
Crime and violence are now a key development issue for Central American countries. In three nations El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras crime rates are among the top five in Latin America. This report argues that successful strategies require acti...
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ACCIDENT ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING AGE AT MARRIAGE AGED ALCOHOL ARMED CONFLICT ASSAULT ASSAULT RATE ASSAULTS ATTORNEYS BRIBERY BURGLARY CASE MANAGEMENT CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COCAINE COERCION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONFIDENCE CORRUPTION COURTS CRIME CRIME PREVENTION CRIME PREVENTION MEASURES CRIME RATES CRIME REDUCTION CRIME STATISTIC CRIME STATISTICS CRIME VICTIMIZATION CRIME VICTIMS CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL ACT CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES CRIMINAL ACTIVITY CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR CRIMINAL CODES CRIMINAL DEPORTEES CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS CRIMINALS DELINQUENCY DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEPORTATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRINKING DRUG DRUG ABUSE DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT DRUG TRADE DRUG TRAFFICKERS DRUG TRAFFICKING DRUG USE DRUGS DUE PROCESS EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS EXTORTION FAMILIES FIREARMS FRAUD GANG GANG MEMBERS GANGS GUN GUN INTERDICTION GUN OWNERSHIP GUN REGISTRIES GUNS HARM REDUCTION HIGH CRIME HIGH-RISK HOMICIDE HOMICIDE RATE HOMICIDE RATES HOMICIDES HUMAN RIGHTS INCARCERATED YOUTH INITIATIVE INJURIES INJURY INSECURITY INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL CRIME INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS INTERVENTION INTIMATE PARTNER INVESTIGATION IRON JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY JUVENILE JUSTICE JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITIES KIDNAPPERS KIDNAPPING LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWLESSNESS LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LEVELS OF CRIME LYNCHING MEDIA MENTORING MIGRATION MURDER MURDER RATES MURDERS NARCOTICS NARCOTICS CONTROL NEEDS OF YOUTH OFFENDERS ORGANIZED CRIME PARENTING PENALTY PERPETRATORS PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE POLICE POLICE OFFICERS POLITICAL WILL PRE-TRIAL DETENTION PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE PRISON PRISONS PROPERTY CRIME PROSECUTION PROSECUTORS PROSTITUTES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC OPINION RAPE RATES OF CRIME RISK FACTORS ROBBERIES ROBBERY RULE OF LAW SECONDARY SCHOOLS SECURITY COSTS SENTENCING SEVERE VIOLENCE SEX SEX INDUSTRY SEXUAL ABUSE SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP SEXUAL VIOLENCE SLUM SLUM UPGRADING SLUM-UPGRADING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL ISOLATION SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS STREET VENDORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERRORISM THEFT THEFTS TORTURE TRAFFICKING TRANSPARENCY TRIAL VICTIMS VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIOLENCE PREVENTION VIOLENT CONDUCT VIOLENT CRIME WAR WEAPON WEAPONS YOUNG MEN YOUTH YOUTH ACTIVITIES YOUTH GANGS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH VIOLENCE World Bank Crime and Violence in Central America : A Development Challenge - Executive Summary |
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Latin America & Caribbean Central America |
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Crime and violence are now a key
development issue for Central American countries. In three
nations El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras crime rates are
among the top five in Latin America. This report argues that
successful strategies require actions along multiple fronts,
combining prevention and criminal justice reform, together
with regional approaches in the areas of drug trafficking
and firearms. It also argues that interventions should be
evidence based, starting with a clear understanding of the
risk factors involved and ending with a careful evaluation
of how any planned action might affect future options. In
addition, the design of national crime reduction plans and
the establishment of national cross-sectoral crime
commissions are important steps to coordinate the actions of
different government branches, ease cross-sectoral
collaboration and prioritize resource allocation. Of equal
importance is the fact that national plans offer a vehicle
for the involvement of civil society organizations, in which
much of the expertise in violence prevention and
rehabilitation resides. Prevention efforts need to be
complemented by effective law enforcement. The required
reforms are no longer primarily legislative in nature
because all six countries have advanced toward more
transparent adversarial criminal procedures. The
second-generation reforms should instead help deliver on the
promises of previous reforms by: (i) strengthening key
institutions and improving the quality and timeliness of the
services they provide to citizens; (ii) improving efficiency
and effectiveness while respecting due process and human
rights; (iii) ensuring accountability and addressing
corruption; (iv) increasing inter-agency collaboration; and
(v) improving access to justice, especially for poor and
disenfranchised groups. Specific interventions reviewed in
the report include: information systems and performance
indicators as a prerequisite to improve inter-institutional
coordination and information sharing mechanisms; an internal
overhaul of court administration and case management to
create rapid reaction, one-stop shops; the strengthening of
entities that provide legal counseling to the poor and to
women; and the promotion of alternative dispute-resolution
mechanisms and the implementation of community policing programs. |
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Crime and Violence in Central America : A Development Challenge - Executive Summary |
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Crime and Violence in Central America : A Development Challenge - Executive Summary |
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Crime and Violence in Central America : A Development Challenge - Executive Summary |
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Crime and Violence in Central America : A Development Challenge - Executive Summary |
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Crime and Violence in Central America : A Development Challenge - Executive Summary |
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crime and violence in central america : a development challenge - executive summary |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-29792021-04-23T14:02:06Z Crime and Violence in Central America : A Development Challenge - Executive Summary World Bank ACCIDENT ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING AGE AT MARRIAGE AGED ALCOHOL ARMED CONFLICT ASSAULT ASSAULT RATE ASSAULTS ATTORNEYS BRIBERY BURGLARY CASE MANAGEMENT CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COCAINE COERCION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION CONFIDENCE CORRUPTION COURTS CRIME CRIME PREVENTION CRIME PREVENTION MEASURES CRIME RATES CRIME REDUCTION CRIME STATISTIC CRIME STATISTICS CRIME VICTIMIZATION CRIME VICTIMS CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL ACT CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES CRIMINAL ACTIVITY CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR CRIMINAL CODES CRIMINAL DEPORTEES CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS CRIMINALS DELINQUENCY DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY DEPORTATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRINKING DRUG DRUG ABUSE DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT DRUG TRADE DRUG TRAFFICKERS DRUG TRAFFICKING DRUG USE DRUGS DUE PROCESS EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS EXTORTION FAMILIES FIREARMS FRAUD GANG GANG MEMBERS GANGS GUN GUN INTERDICTION GUN OWNERSHIP GUN REGISTRIES GUNS HARM REDUCTION HIGH CRIME HIGH-RISK HOMICIDE HOMICIDE RATE HOMICIDE RATES HOMICIDES HUMAN RIGHTS INCARCERATED YOUTH INITIATIVE INJURIES INJURY INSECURITY INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INTERNATIONAL CRIME INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS INTERVENTION INTIMATE PARTNER INVESTIGATION IRON JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY JUVENILE JUSTICE JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITIES KIDNAPPERS KIDNAPPING LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWLESSNESS LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LEVELS OF CRIME LYNCHING MEDIA MENTORING MIGRATION MURDER MURDER RATES MURDERS NARCOTICS NARCOTICS CONTROL NEEDS OF YOUTH OFFENDERS ORGANIZED CRIME PARENTING PENALTY PERPETRATORS PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE POLICE POLICE OFFICERS POLITICAL WILL PRE-TRIAL DETENTION PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE PRISON PRISONS PROPERTY CRIME PROSECUTION PROSECUTORS PROSTITUTES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC OPINION RAPE RATES OF CRIME RISK FACTORS ROBBERIES ROBBERY RULE OF LAW SECONDARY SCHOOLS SECURITY COSTS SENTENCING SEVERE VIOLENCE SEX SEX INDUSTRY SEXUAL ABUSE SEXUAL ASSAULT SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP SEXUAL VIOLENCE SLUM SLUM UPGRADING SLUM-UPGRADING SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL ISOLATION SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS STREET VENDORS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TERRORISM THEFT THEFTS TORTURE TRAFFICKING TRANSPARENCY TRIAL VICTIMS VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIOLENCE PREVENTION VIOLENT CONDUCT VIOLENT CRIME WAR WEAPON WEAPONS YOUNG MEN YOUTH YOUTH ACTIVITIES YOUTH GANGS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH VIOLENCE Crime and violence are now a key development issue for Central American countries. In three nations El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras crime rates are among the top five in Latin America. This report argues that successful strategies require actions along multiple fronts, combining prevention and criminal justice reform, together with regional approaches in the areas of drug trafficking and firearms. It also argues that interventions should be evidence based, starting with a clear understanding of the risk factors involved and ending with a careful evaluation of how any planned action might affect future options. In addition, the design of national crime reduction plans and the establishment of national cross-sectoral crime commissions are important steps to coordinate the actions of different government branches, ease cross-sectoral collaboration and prioritize resource allocation. Of equal importance is the fact that national plans offer a vehicle for the involvement of civil society organizations, in which much of the expertise in violence prevention and rehabilitation resides. Prevention efforts need to be complemented by effective law enforcement. The required reforms are no longer primarily legislative in nature because all six countries have advanced toward more transparent adversarial criminal procedures. The second-generation reforms should instead help deliver on the promises of previous reforms by: (i) strengthening key institutions and improving the quality and timeliness of the services they provide to citizens; (ii) improving efficiency and effectiveness while respecting due process and human rights; (iii) ensuring accountability and addressing corruption; (iv) increasing inter-agency collaboration; and (v) improving access to justice, especially for poor and disenfranchised groups. Specific interventions reviewed in the report include: information systems and performance indicators as a prerequisite to improve inter-institutional coordination and information sharing mechanisms; an internal overhaul of court administration and case management to create rapid reaction, one-stop shops; the strengthening of entities that provide legal counseling to the poor and to women; and the promotion of alternative dispute-resolution mechanisms and the implementation of community policing programs. 2012-03-19T10:26:15Z 2012-03-19T10:26:15Z 2010-09-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20110419234611 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2979 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study Latin America & Caribbean Central America |