Crime and Violence in Central America : A Development Challenge - Main Report

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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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Poverty Study
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ABUSE ACCIDENT ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACTS OF VIOLENCE ADOLESCENCE ADULT ROLE MODELS AGED AGGRESSIVE ALCOHOL ALCOHOL ABUSE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ASSAULT BASIC SERVICES BEST PRACTICES BRIBES BURGLARY CANNABIS CASE MANAGEMENT CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CLINICS COCAINE COMMUNITY CENTERS COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS COMPLAINTS CONFIDENCE CONVICTION CORRUPTION CRACK CRIME CRIME PREVENTION CRIME RATE CRIME RATES CRIME REDUCTION CRIME STATISTICS CRIME VICTIM CRIME VICTIMIZATION CRIME VICTIMS CRIME-FIGHTING CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES CRIMINAL ACTIVITY CRIMINAL ACTS CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR CRIMINAL CODES CRIMINAL DEPORTEES CRIMINAL JUSTICE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS CRIMINAL LAW CRIMINALITY CRIMINALS DEATHS DELINQUENCY DEMOCRACY DOMESTIC ABUSE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DROPOUTS DRUG DRUG ABUSE DRUG ADDICTIONS DRUG CONSUMPTION DRUG SEIZURES DRUG TRADE DRUG TRAFFIC DRUG TRAFFICKERS DRUG TRAFFICKING DRUG USE DRUGS DUE PROCESS EXTORTION FAMILIES FAMILY SUPPORT FIREARM FIREARMS GANG GANG MEMBER GANG MEMBERS GANGS GOOD GOVERNANCE GUN GUNS HARM REDUCTION HEALTH CARE HEROIN HIGH CRIME HIGH-RISK HOMICIDE HOMICIDE RATE HOMICIDE RATES HOMICIDES HUMAN RIGHTS ILLEGAL DRUGS ILLICIT DRUGS INITIATIVE INJURIES INJURY INSECURITY INTERVENTION INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATIONS IRON JAIL JUDICIAL PROCEDURES JUDICIARY JUVENILE DELINQUENCY JUVENILE DELINQUENTS JUVENILE VIOLENCE JUVENILES LAW ENFORCEMENT LAWS LEADERSHIP LEVELS OF CRIME LIABILITY LYNCHING MARIJUANA MEDIA MENTORING MIGRATION MISCONDUCT MORTALITY MURDER MURDER RATES MURDERS NARCOTICS NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING NUTRITION OFFENDER OFFENDERS OFFENSES OLDER CHILDREN ORGANIZED CRIME PARENTING PAYOFFS PENALTIES PERPETRATOR PERPETRATORS PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE POLICE PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES PRISON PRISONS PROSECUTION PROSECUTORS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INFORMATION REPRESSION RISK BEHAVIORS RISK FACTORS RISK OF VIOLENCE RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR ROBBERY ROLE MODELS RULE OF LAW SANCTIONS SCHOOLS SECONDARY SCHOOLS SECURITY COSTS SELF-ESTEEM SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SEXUAL ACTIVITY SLUM SLUM UPGRADING SMOKING SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WORKERS SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS STREET VALUE SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUICIDE THEFT TOBACCO UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN POPULATION USE OF ALCOHOL VICTIMS VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIOLENCE PREVENTION VIOLENT CRIME VIOLENT CRIMES WAGES WEAPON WEAPONS WORKERS YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG PERSON YOUNG PERSONS YOUTH YOUTH ACTIVITIES YOUTH CRIME YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH GANGS YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH VIOLENCE
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