Stop the Violence in Latin America : A Look at Prevention from Cradle to Adulthood
The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has the undesirable distinction of being the world’s most violent region, with 24.7 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants. The magnitude of the problem is staggering and persistent. Of the top 50 most violent cities in the world, 42 are in LAC. In 2010 alone,...
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2017
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Online Access: | https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/709711555521786853/stop-the-violence-in-latin-america-a-look-at-prevention-from-cradle-to-adulthood http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25920 |