Violent crime has emerged as a growing development challenge, affecting large segments
of societies, and taking a severe toll on economic development. In many high crime …

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Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed …

Violent crime concentrates in particular places, at specific times and among certain groups.
Violent crime is especially concentrated in Latin American cities and urban neighborhoods …

Objectives To examine the impact of a 3 year community-based violence prevention
intervention on risk of violence and social capital in two poor urban communities in …

Today, there are more and more cities innovating with crime and violence prevention
programs. Ensuring the safety and security of citizens is one of the most important functions …

What accounts for geographic variation in organized criminal violence? In Honduras, a
country with one of the highest homicide rates in the world, the intensity of violence rivals …

The motivation to understand the neighborhood context of crime and disorder is compelling.
In the United States, social characteristics vary widely and systematically across …

In 2006, more than 6 million individuals were victimized by violent crimes in the United
States. Although violence is below levels of the early 1990s, it remains high. The extent of …

Abstract Motivation During the 2010s Honduras reported some of the highest rates of violent
urban crime anywhere in the world. Before the 2010s, the government tried to control crime …

This publication identifies the main areas of research that the Citizen Security and Justice
Cluster of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will undertake in the next four years …