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dc.titleViolent Crime in Latin American Cities
dc.contributor.authorVilalta Perdomo, Carlos J.
dc.contributor.authorCastillo, José G.
dc.contributor.authorTorres, Juan A.
dc.contributor.orgunitInstitutional Capacity of State Division
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2016-08-29T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2016-08-29T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractIn the last two decades, Latin America has been describes as an unsafe and violent region. Nonetheless, such picture is mostly based on homicide rates. Even though homicide is considered the best recorded crime, it does not provide full account of other forms of violent crime. Moreover, a great deal of research on crime throughout the region tends to be descriptive and anecdotal. Misunderstanding the causes of crime and disregarding evidence might induce policy makers to implement ineffective strategies, particularly at the local level. Therefore, based on Social Disorganization Theory, this study explains violent crime across and within selected cities of Latin America.
dc.format.extent117;129
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0007973
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Violent-Crime-in-Latin-American-Cities.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Delitos-violentos-en-ciudades-de-América-Latina.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectCrime Rate
dc.subjectCrime and Violence Prevention
dc.subjectVictim of Violence
dc.subjectCitizen Safety
dc.subjectHomicide
dc.subjectDelinquency
dc.subjectSexual Violence
dc.subject.jelcodeK42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
dc.subject.keywordscrime trends;niveles de crimen, policial;murder;crimen;study of crime;cumplimiento de la ley;policing;crime levels;estudio del crimen;crime hot spots;law enforcement;homicidio;zonas calientes de crimen;crime;tendencias de crimen
dc.typeDiscussion Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberDiscussion Papers
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