Is it possible for societies to reduce crime without creating or exacerbating adversarial relationships between the police and citizens?
“IT’S going to be crazy tonight,” sighs Craven Engel, a pastor in Hanover Park, a township on the fringes of Cape Town.
In less than a week, Brazil will vote in the most uncertain presidential elections since its return to democracy in 1985.
Cristian Sabino was sitting on a plastic chair by this beach resort’s central market when a gunman walked up and shot him five times. As the 22-year-old dropped to the ground, the assailant fired a final bullet to the head and walked away.
Sold from vending machines in Pennsylvania, feed depots in Nevada, pharmacies in Georgia and jewelry stores in Texas, ammunition is in many states easier to buy than cold medicine.
The planet is urbanizing at an unprecedented speed, generating enormous social, economic and climatic stress. If sustainable urbanization is one of the paramount challenges of the 21st century, then Asia is ground zero for determining whether humanity can succeed.
Latin America accounts for 8% of the world’s population, but 33% of its homicides. A history of military repression, drug wars and dictatorships have made the region the most violent on earth, but now, new methods of preventing violence are springing up there.
Valor Econômico – O crescimento acelerado nas últimas décadas tornou as cidades latinoamericanas frágeis do ponto de vista da urbanização
Americas Quarterly – Governments in the region should set specific targets to get a homicide epidemic under control
El País – La tasa regional de homicidios puede pasar de 21 a 35 por cada 100.000 habitantes para 2030
Folha de S. Paulo – No país que possui 32 das 50 cidades mais violentas do mundo, é inadmissível que a segurança pública
Foreign Affairs – The world has never been safer than it is right now. Most forms of violence have dropped precipitously
The Guardian – Once in decline, killings by police in Rio de Janeiro are on the rise as the Olympic games approach
Desde o início do ano, policiais de UPPs cariocas vêm testando celulares com câmeras que, instalados no bolso da frente do uniforme, gravam e arquivam tudo o que é visto e ouvido durante o serviço
As urban areas swell around the world, leaders are seeking better ways to accommodate citizens. Experts offer advice
Um estudo do Instituto Igarapé, que analisa segurança pública e desenvolvimento social no Brasil, estima que o país terá ao menos 1,6 milhão de pessoas deslocadas entre 2009 e 2016
Violent crime is deeply entrenched in some developing countries, particularly in Latin America. Our experts offer these solutions to bringing down high rates
By reducing the number of legal and illegal guns in circulation, amnesties decrease the likelihood of someone getting shot
The special collection – Citizen Security Dialogues: Dispatches from Mexico – features original research from Mexico’s leading security and justice experts.
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