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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
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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