Crime and Violence in Development : A Literature Review of Latin America and the Caribbean

Heinemann, Alessandra ; Verner, Dorte

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ABSENCE OF VIOLENCE;    ABUSE OF CHILDREN;    ACCESS TO EDUCATION;    ACCESS TO JOBS;    ACCESS TO JUSTICE;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-4041
RP-ID  :  WPS4041

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

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 also discuss the ways in which violence affects development, the root causes of violence, and the empirical evidence on the determinants of crime. The authors conclude by stressing that preventive measures and innovative social policies are efficient and underutilized strategies to address the problem and call for both more research and operational experimentation.