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...

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Main Authors:	Heinemann, Alessandra, Verner, Dorte
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9024

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spelling	okr-10986-90242021-04-23T14:02:41Z Crime and Violence in Development : A Literature Review of Latin America and the Caribbean Heinemann, Alessandra Verner, Dorte 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 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. 2012-06-26T14:45:20Z 2012-06-26T14:45:20Z 2006-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7141524/crime-violence-development-literature-review-latin-america-caribbean http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9024 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4041 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean
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topic	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
spellingShingle	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 Heinemann, Alessandra Verner, Dorte Crime and Violence in Development : A Literature Review of Latin America and the Caribbean
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description	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.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Heinemann, Alessandra Verner, Dorte
author_facet	Heinemann, Alessandra Verner, Dorte
author_sort	Heinemann, Alessandra
title	Crime and Violence in Development : A Literature Review of Latin America and the Caribbean
title_short	Crime and Violence in Development : A Literature Review of Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full	Crime and Violence in Development : A Literature Review of Latin America and the Caribbean
title_fullStr	Crime and Violence in Development : A Literature Review of Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed	Crime and Violence in Development : A Literature Review of Latin America and the Caribbean
title_sort	crime and violence in development : a literature review of latin america and the caribbean
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/10/7141524/crime-violence-development-literature-review-latin-america-caribbean http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9024
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Crime and Violence in Development : A Literature Review of Latin America and the Caribbean

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