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dc.titleSurvey of Individuals Deprived of Liberty: Caribbean 2016-2019: Trinidad and Tobago Country Report
dc.contributor.authorSeepersad, Randy
dc.contributor.editorKing, Dana Michael
dc.contributor.editorVélez-Grajales, Viviana
dc.contributor.editorMarmolejo, Lina
dc.contributor.orgunitInnovation in Citizen Services Division
dc.coverageTrinidad and Tobago
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2020-06-04T21:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-05-20T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis report provides the findings from an inmate survey that was used to collect data on the prison system in Trinidad and Tobago. The results were used to identify the steps needed to improve the country's correctional system, with a view to strengthening its efficiency and rehabilitative capabilities. The survey included questions regarding the inmates' childhoods and upbringing, their crimes and associated factors, due process, and prison conditions. There were several important findings, some of which require more research to understand what kinds of policies would improve the criminal justice and correctional systems in Trinidad and Tobago. Overall, the results suggest that more effort needs to be put into programs and policies that support rehabilitation, including drug treatment programs and wider access to effective education within the prison system to reduce recidivism and criminality in the country.
dc.format.extent101
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002369
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Survey-of-Individuals-Deprived-of-Liberty-Caribbean-2016-2019-Trinidad-and-Tobago-Country-Report.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectCrime Prevention
dc.subjectCrime and Violence
dc.subjectCrime and Violence Prevention
dc.subjectCriminal Justice
dc.subjectOffender
dc.subjectPrison Management
dc.subjectPrison Sentence
dc.subjectPrison Population
dc.subjectCorrectional Institution
dc.subjectCitizen Safety
dc.subject.jelcodeK14 - Criminal Law
dc.subject.jelcodeK42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
dc.subject.jelcodeH76 - State and Local Government: Other Expenditure Categories
dc.subject.jelcodeN46 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeH59 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Other
dc.subject.keywordscrime prevention;Caribbean;intrafamily violence;prison system;criminal career;incarcerated women;Trinidad and Tobago;prisons;prisoners;incarceratedmen
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-DP-00772
idb.operationRG-T2551
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