Violence Prevention Strategy Comprehensive Support Program

Item Description:

The problem is the growing rate of crime and victimization in urban areas, particularly in the youth population. Various diagnostic assessments30 have shown that some of the causal factors relate to: (i) weak leadership in coordinating and monitoring violence prevention policies and programs; (ii) high social marginalization among youth and poor capacity of municipal governments to implement comprehensive prevention programs targeting the vulnerable population; and (iii) limited availability and coverage of programs for rehabilitation and social reintegration of the incarcerated youth population.

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