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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Chioda, Laura (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Washington D.C. : World Bank Publications, [2017]
Collection:Latin American development forum.
Sujets:
Crime prevention > Latin America.
Violence > Latin America.
Education > Social aspects > Latin America.
Violence > Economic aspects > Latin America.
Cities and towns > Latin America > Growth.
Poverty > Latin America.
Crime > Latin America.
Violence > Amérique latine.
Violence > Aspect économique > Amérique latine.
Villes > Amérique latine > Croissance.
Pauvreté > Amérique latine.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Crime prevention
Violence
Cities and towns > Growth
Crime
Education > Social aspects
Poverty
Violence > Economic aspects
Latin America
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Overview
  • Organizing framework of the study and structure of the report
  • Stylized facts about crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • The transmission of violence across generations and early interventions
  • Youth, education, and brain development
  • The nexus between poverty, labor markets, and crime
  • Neighborhoods and urban upgrading
  • General and specific deterrence
  • Appendix: World Bank Citizen Security Program in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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