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Crime and Violence in Central America : A Development Challenge - Executive Summary

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
ACCIDENT
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
AGE AT MARRIAGE
AGED
ALCOHOL
ARMED CONFLICT
ASSAULT
ASSAULT RATE
ASSAULTS
ATTORNEYS
BRIBERY
BURGLARY
CASE MANAGEMENT
CIVIL SOCIETY
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS
COCAINE
COERCION
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
CONFIDENCE
CORRUPTION
COURTS
CRIME
CRIME PREVENTION
CRIME PREVENTION MEASURES
CRIME RATES
CRIME REDUCTION
CRIME STATISTIC
CRIME STATISTICS
CRIME VICTIMIZATION
CRIME VICTIMS
CRIMES
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL ACT
CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY
CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR
CRIMINAL CODES
CRIMINAL DEPORTEES
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS
CRIMINALS
DELINQUENCY
DEMOCRACIES
DEMOCRACY
DEPORTATION
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DRINKING
DRUG
DRUG ABUSE
DRUG ABUSE TREATMENT
DRUG TRADE
DRUG TRAFFICKERS
DRUG TRAFFICKING
DRUG USE
DRUGS
DUE PROCESS
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
EXTORTION
FAMILIES
FIREARMS
FRAUD
GANG
GANG MEMBERS
GANGS
GUN
GUN INTERDICTION
GUN OWNERSHIP
GUN REGISTRIES
GUNS
HARM REDUCTION
HIGH CRIME
HIGH-RISK
HOMICIDE
HOMICIDE RATE
HOMICIDE RATES
HOMICIDES
HUMAN RIGHTS
INCARCERATED YOUTH
INITIATIVE
INJURIES
INJURY
INSECURITY
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
INTERNATIONAL CRIME
INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS
INTERVENTION
INTIMATE PARTNER
INVESTIGATION
IRON
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
JUDICIARY
JUVENILE JUSTICE
JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITIES
KIDNAPPERS
KIDNAPPING
LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAWLESSNESS
LAWS
LEGAL FRAMEWORKS
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LEGISLATION
LEVELS OF CRIME
LYNCHING
MEDIA
MENTORING
MIGRATION
MURDER
MURDER RATES
MURDERS
NARCOTICS
NARCOTICS CONTROL
NEEDS OF YOUTH
OFFENDERS
ORGANIZED CRIME
PARENTING
PENALTY
PERPETRATORS
PERPETRATORS OF VIOLENCE
POLICE
POLICE OFFICERS
POLITICAL WILL
PRE-TRIAL DETENTION
PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE
PRISON
PRISONS
PROPERTY CRIME
PROSECUTION
PROSECUTORS
PROSTITUTES
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC OPINION
RAPE
RATES OF CRIME
RISK FACTORS
ROBBERIES
ROBBERY
RULE OF LAW
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
SECURITY COSTS
SENTENCING
SEVERE VIOLENCE
SEX
SEX INDUSTRY
SEXUAL ABUSE
SEXUAL ASSAULT
SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
SLUM
SLUM UPGRADING
SLUM-UPGRADING
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL ISOLATION
SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
STREET VENDORS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TERRORISM
THEFT
THEFTS
TORTURE
TRAFFICKING
TRANSPARENCY
TRIAL
VICTIMS
VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
VIOLENCE PREVENTION
VIOLENT CONDUCT
VIOLENT CRIME
WAR
WEAPON
WEAPONS
YOUNG MEN
YOUTH
YOUTH ACTIVITIES
YOUTH GANGS
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH VIOLENCE
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