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

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:12:26Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:12:26Z
dc.date	2011-01-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:41:01Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:41:01Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20110419233141
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2744
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243112
dc.description	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.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ABUSE
dc.subject	ACCIDENT
dc.subject	ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ACTS OF VIOLENCE
dc.subject	ADOLESCENCE
dc.subject	ADULT ROLE MODELS
dc.subject	AGED
dc.subject	AGGRESSIVE
dc.subject	ALCOHOL
dc.subject	ALCOHOL ABUSE
dc.subject	ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	ASSAULT
dc.subject	BASIC SERVICES
dc.subject	BEST PRACTICES
dc.subject	BRIBES
dc.subject	BURGLARY
dc.subject	CANNABIS
dc.subject	CASE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	CIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subject	CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	CLINICS
dc.subject	COCAINE
dc.subject	COMMUNITY CENTERS
dc.subject	COMMUNITY INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject	COMPLAINTS
dc.subject	CONFIDENCE
dc.subject	CONVICTION
dc.subject	CORRUPTION
dc.subject	CRACK
dc.subject	CRIME
dc.subject	CRIME PREVENTION
dc.subject	CRIME RATE
dc.subject	CRIME RATES
dc.subject	CRIME REDUCTION
dc.subject	CRIME STATISTICS
dc.subject	CRIME VICTIM
dc.subject	CRIME VICTIMIZATION
dc.subject	CRIME VICTIMS
dc.subject	CRIME-FIGHTING
dc.subject	CRIMES
dc.subject	CRIMINAL
dc.subject	CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
dc.subject	CRIMINAL ACTS
dc.subject	CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subject	CRIMINAL CODES
dc.subject	CRIMINAL DEPORTEES
dc.subject	CRIMINAL JUSTICE
dc.subject	CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
dc.subject	CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS
dc.subject	CRIMINAL LAW
dc.subject	CRIMINALITY
dc.subject	CRIMINALS
dc.subject	DEATHS
dc.subject	DELINQUENCY
dc.subject	DEMOCRACY
dc.subject	DOMESTIC ABUSE
dc.subject	DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subject	DROPOUTS
dc.subject	DRUG
dc.subject	DRUG ABUSE
dc.subject	DRUG ADDICTIONS
dc.subject	DRUG CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	DRUG SEIZURES
dc.subject	DRUG TRADE
dc.subject	DRUG TRAFFIC
dc.subject	DRUG TRAFFICKERS
dc.subject	DRUG TRAFFICKING
dc.subject	DRUG USE
dc.subject	DRUGS
dc.subject	DUE PROCESS
dc.subject	EXTORTION
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	FAMILY SUPPORT
dc.subject	FIREARM
dc.subject	FIREARMS
dc.subject	GANG
dc.subject	GANG MEMBER
dc.subject	GANG MEMBERS
dc.subject	GANGS
dc.subject	GOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subject	GUN
dc.subject	GUNS
dc.subject	HARM REDUCTION
dc.subject	HEALTH CARE
dc.subject	HEROIN
dc.subject	HIGH CRIME
dc.subject	HIGH-RISK
dc.subject	HOMICIDE
dc.subject	HOMICIDE RATE
dc.subject	HOMICIDE RATES
dc.subject	HOMICIDES
dc.subject	HUMAN RIGHTS
dc.subject	ILLEGAL DRUGS
dc.subject	ILLICIT DRUGS
dc.subject	INITIATIVE
dc.subject	INJURIES
dc.subject	INJURY
dc.subject	INSECURITY
dc.subject	INTERVENTION
dc.subject	INVESTIGATION
dc.subject	INVESTIGATIONS
dc.subject	IRON
dc.subject	JAIL
dc.subject	JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
dc.subject	JUDICIARY
dc.subject	JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
dc.subject	JUVENILE DELINQUENTS
dc.subject	JUVENILE VIOLENCE
dc.subject	JUVENILES
dc.subject	LAW ENFORCEMENT
dc.subject	LAWS
dc.subject	LEADERSHIP
dc.subject	LEVELS OF CRIME
dc.subject	LIABILITY
dc.subject	LYNCHING
dc.subject	MARIJUANA
dc.subject	MEDIA
dc.subject	MENTORING
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MISCONDUCT
dc.subject	MORTALITY
dc.subject	MURDER
dc.subject	MURDER RATES
dc.subject	MURDERS
dc.subject	NARCOTICS
dc.subject	NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING
dc.subject	NUTRITION
dc.subject	OFFENDER
dc.subject	OFFENDERS
dc.subject	OFFENSES
dc.subject	OLDER CHILDREN
dc.subject	ORGANIZED CRIME
dc.subject	PARENTING
dc.subject	PAYOFFS
dc.subject	PENALTIES
dc.subject	PERPETRATOR
dc.subject	PERPETRATORS
dc.subject	PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE
dc.subject	POLICE
dc.subject	PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES
dc.subject	PRISON
dc.subject	PRISONS
dc.subject	PROSECUTION
dc.subject	PROSECUTORS
dc.subject	PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject	PUBLIC INFORMATION
dc.subject	REPRESSION
dc.subject	RISK BEHAVIORS
dc.subject	RISK FACTORS
dc.subject	RISK OF VIOLENCE
dc.subject	RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subject	ROBBERY
dc.subject	ROLE MODELS
dc.subject	RULE OF LAW
dc.subject	SANCTIONS
dc.subject	SCHOOLS
dc.subject	SECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subject	SECURITY COSTS
dc.subject	SELF-ESTEEM
dc.subject	SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subject	SEXUAL ACTIVITY
dc.subject	SLUM
dc.subject	SLUM UPGRADING
dc.subject	SMOKING
dc.subject	SOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subject	SOCIAL NORMS
dc.subject	SOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subject	SOCIAL WORKERS
dc.subject	SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subject	STREET VALUE
dc.subject	SUBSTANCE ABUSE
dc.subject	SUICIDE
dc.subject	THEFT
dc.subject	TOBACCO
dc.subject	UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	URBAN POPULATION
dc.subject	USE OF ALCOHOL
dc.subject	VICTIMS
dc.subject	VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE
dc.subject	VIOLENCE
dc.subject	VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subject	VIOLENCE PREVENTION
dc.subject	VIOLENT CRIME
dc.subject	VIOLENT CRIMES
dc.subject	WAGES
dc.subject	WEAPON
dc.subject	WEAPONS
dc.subject	WORKERS
dc.subject	YOUNG MEN
dc.subject	YOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subject	YOUNG PERSON
dc.subject	YOUNG PERSONS
dc.subject	YOUTH
dc.subject	YOUTH ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	YOUTH CRIME
dc.subject	YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	YOUTH GANGS
dc.subject	YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	YOUTH VIOLENCE
dc.title	Crime and Violence in Central America : A Development Challenge - Main Report
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study
dc.coverage	Latin America & Caribbean
dc.coverage	Central America

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