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 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.

Détails bibliographiques

Auteur principal:	World Bank
Format:	Other Poverty Study biblioteca
Langue:	English
Publié:	World Bank 2011-01-01
Sujets:	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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