The authors review the recent literature on crime and violence in Latin America and the Caribbean and present a broad … 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 …

"Morrison, Ellsberg, and Bott present an overview of gender-based violence (GBV) in Latin America, with special … violence and sexual coercion are the most common forms of GBV, and these are the types of GBV that they analyze. GBV has …-based violence: It is essential to focus on the prevention of GBV, not just on services for its survivors. Prevention is best …

Overview -- Organizing framework of the study and structure of the report -- Stylized facts about crime and violence in … Latin America and the Caribbean -- The transmission of violence across generations and early interventions -- Youth …, education, and brain development -- The nexus between poverty, labor markets, and crime -- Neighborhoods and urban upgrading …

Overview -- Organizing framework of the study and structure of the report -- Stylized facts about crime and violence in … homicides per day and 4.06 homicides every 15 minutes. Crime disproportionately affects young men aged 20 to 24, whose homicide … rate of 92 per 100,000 nearly quadruples that of the region. The focus of Crime Prevention in Latin America and the …