This paper examines how social exclusion contributes to violence in communities throughout Latin America and the … Caribbean. Residents in socially excluded communities cannot depend on those institutions designed to protect them, and violence … marginalized areas, some feel compelled to resort to violent acts. This paper discusses how social exclusion and violence interact …

Violence has a striking gender pattern. Men are more likely to be attacked by a stranger, while women experience … violence mostly from their partners. This paper estimates the costs of violence against women in terms of intangible outcomes … show that physical violence against women is strongly associated with their marital status because it increases the divorce …

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 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 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 …