Morrison, Ellsberg, and Bott present an overview of gender-based violence (GBV) in Latin America, with special emphasis … violence and sexual coercion are the most common forms of GBV, and these are the types of GBV that they analyze.GBV has serious … change strategies.The authors offer conclusions and recommendations for future work on gender-based violence:- It is …

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 …

The authors present an overview of gender-based violence (GBV) in Latin America, with special emphasis on good practice … interventions to prevent GBV or offer services to its survivors or perpetrators. Intimate partner violence and sexual coercion are …

The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has one of the highest levels of crime and violence in the world. While …, 2003). Crime and violence are now recognized as serious economic and social problems with very high economic and social … (GDP) to violence. Particularly worrisome is the fact that youth in the region (typically defined as 15-24 year-olds) and …

The authors present an overview of gender-based violence (GBV) in Latin America, with special emphasis on good practice … interventions to prevent GBV or offer services to its survivors or perpetrators. Intimate partner violence and sexual coercion are …