Information on "Crime Prevention" and "Americas"
March 2013
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5 Mar 2013
El Salvador: Political and Economic Conditions and US Relations
Author: Clare Ribando Seelke
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report discusses the state of the El Salvadoran government and recently elected President Mauricio Funes. More on «El Salvador: Political and Economic Conditions and US Relations»
February 2013
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Feb 2013
Police Reform, Training and Crime: Experimental Evidence from Colombia’s Plan Cuadrantes
Author: Daniel Mejía, Daniel Ortega, Juan Felipe García
Publisher: Fundación Ideas para la Paz (FiP)
This paper analyzes the Plan Nacional de Vigilancia Comunitaria por Cuadrantes (PNVCC) - a new police patrolling program introduced in the eight major cities of Colombia by the National Police in 2010. More on «Police Reform, Training and Crime: Experimental Evidence from Colombia’s Plan Cuadrantes»
September 2012
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20 Sep 2012
Violence Containment Spending in the United States
Author: Institute for Economics and Peace
Publisher: Institute for Economics and Peace
This report presents a newly developed methodology to quantify the cost of violence and the economic gains associated with peace for the US economy. More on «Violence Containment Spending in the United States»
May 2012
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10 May 2012
Immigration-Related Worksite Enforcement
Author: Andorra Bruno
Publisher: US Government
The report explores the new guidance on immigration-related worksite enforcement issued by the US Department of Homeland Security. More on «Immigration-Related Worksite Enforcement»
January 2012
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2012
The Responsibility to Protect - From Evasive to Reluctant Action?
Author: Malte Brosig, Alex Bellamy, Festus Aboagye, Lars Brozus, Jessica von Farkas, Eduarda Passarelli Hamann, Dipankar Banerjee, Katharina Wolf, Carl-Wendelin Neubert
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS) / South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) / Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSS) / Konrad Adenauer Foundation
This publication contributes to the debate around R2P from the perspective of the aspiring middle-power GIBSA countries (Germany, India, Brazil and South Africa), which are often overshadowed by the permanent members of the UNSC. More on «The Responsibility to Protect - From Evasive to Reluctant Action?»
April 2011
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Apr 2011
At the Limits of the Rule of Law
Author: Annegret Bendiek
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Has the policy of the Obama administration or the EU’s enhanced capacity to act following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty given fresh impetus to the transatlantic community of values? Or do the differences stemming from the years of the Bus... More on «At the Limits of the Rule of Law»
March 2010
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18 Mar 2010
International Terrorism and Transnational Crime
Author: John Rollins, Liana Sun Wyler
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides a primer on the confluence of transnational terrorist and criminal groups and related activities abroad. More on «International Terrorism and Transnational Crime»
January 2010
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22 Jan 2010
Terrorist Attacks on Commercial Airlines
Author: Charles Doyle
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Federal authorities can and have prosecuted terrorist attacks on commercial airlines under a wide variety of federal statutes. More on «Terrorist Attacks on Commercial Airlines»
December 2009
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4 Dec 2009
Gangs in Central America
Author: Clare Ribando Seelke
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report describes the gang problem in Central America, discusses country and regional approaches to deal with the gangs, and analyzes U. More on «Gangs in Central America»
June 2008
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Jun 2008
Armed Violence Prevention and Reduction
Author: Geneva Declaration Secretariat
Publisher: Small Arms Survey
This background paper is intended to assist policy-makers and practitioners to better understand the relevance of armed violence prevention and reduction to their daily work. More on «Armed Violence Prevention and Reduction»
