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dc.titleDisrupting the Recruitment of Youth into Organized Crime in Southeastern Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean: A Multi-Stakeholder Approach
dc.contributor.authorPeña, Norma
dc.contributor.authorVergara Bolbaran, Eduardo Javier
dc.contributor.authorWolfenzon, Denisse
dc.contributor.authorAlarcon Barrera, Hector Sebastian
dc.contributor.authorMartínez Arroyo, María José
dc.contributor.orgunitCitizen Security Division
dc.contributor.orgunitInstitutions for Development Sector
dc.coverageItaly
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.coverageEurope
dc.date.available2026-08-14T00:08:00
dc.date.issue2026-08-14T00:08:00
dc.description.abstractThis document summarizes the outcomes of the technical workshop and policy dialogue on prevention of youth recruitment. It begins by examining the nature of youth recruitment into organized crime, clarifying key concepts. It highlights the ways that organized criminal groups strategically exploit structural vulnerabilities, including poverty, family violence, abuse and abandonment, social exclusion, and exposure to violence, to draw children and youth into criminal involvement. It then presents case studies and lessons learned, emphasizing promising practices in prevention, early identification, and multi-agency cooperation. It presents evidence-based prevention strategies and methodologies shared in the training, inspired by European early intervention models such as Swedens Rätt Kurva and Germanys Kurve Kriegen. Core features highlighted include early risk screening, multidisciplinary team approaches, pedagogical support, quality management systems, and prioritization of high-risk cases to ensure effective caseload management. Finally, the document presents key findings and policy recommendations discussed in the event, stressing the need for strengthened inter-agency cooperation, early intervention systems, and sustained investment in prevention frameworks that protect vulnerable youth and disrupt recruitment by organized crime networks.
dc.format.extent85
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0014461
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Disrupting-the-Recruitment-of-Youth-into-Organized-Crime-in-Southeastern-Europe-and-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean-A-Multi-Stakeholder-Approach.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectOrganized Crime
dc.subjectYouth and Children
dc.subjectCrime Rate
dc.subjectMinistries
dc.subjectPopulation Aging
dc.subjectCrime and Violence Prevention
dc.subjectJustice Administration
dc.subjectCitizen Security and Crime Prevention
dc.subjectCitizen Safety
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subject.jelcodeK42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
dc.subject.jelcodeJ13 - Fertility • Family Planning • Child Care • Children • Youth
dc.subject.jelcodeJ18 - Public Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeH56 - National Security and War
dc.subject.keywordsyouth recruitment;organized crime;child criminal expoitation;crime prevention;early intervention;social media recruitment;violence as a service;multi-stakeholder approach;citizen secuirty;transnational organized crime
dc.typeCatalogs and Brochures
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-CB-01224
idb.operationRG-T3994
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