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Crime and Violence in the Caribbean
Lessons from Jamaica
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eBook - PDF
Crime and Violence in the Caribbean
Lessons from Jamaica
About this book
This volume provides an overview of the Caribbean countries, its colonial history, causes, costs and consequences of crime and violence in the Caribbean. The contributors pull from primary research and the available data from multiple sources including national and country specific reports to assess the magnitude, characteristics, and the changing nature of crimes in various Caribbean countries. Discussion is offered on the following crime issue: gender-based violence, homicides, drugs, gangs, money laundering, murder suicided, deportation and the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) to fight crime. In addition, the book provides a discussion of the crime prevention capabilities of selected countries looking at the nature of the crime problem, offers an assessment of the crime prevention capabilities and makes suggestions for policy development.
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Yes, you can access Crime and Violence in the Caribbean by Sherill V. C. Morris-Francis,Camille A. Gibson,Lorna E. Grant in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Global Politics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Crime and Violence in the Caribbean
- Crime and Violence in the Caribbean: Lessons from Jamaica
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1
- A Profile of the Caribbean Region
- Chapter 2
- Causes, Consequences, and Cost of Crime and Violence in the Caribbean
- Chapter 3
- Geospatial Aspects of Crime in Jamaica and Governmental Responses
- Chapter 4
- An Analysis of Recent Homicide Trends in Jamaica
- Chapter 5
- Gangs in the Caribbean
- Chapter 6
- Drug Trafficking in the Caribbean
- Chapter 7
- Cases of Murder-Suicide among Jamaican Immigrants in the United States
- Chapter 8
- An Analysis of Money Laundering in the Caribbean
- Chapter 9
- Securing the Financial Sector
- Chapter 10
- The Deportation of Caribbean Nationals and Crime
- Chapter 11
- The Sociocultural Nature of Crime and Violence in the Caribbean
- Index
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors