As illustrated by the case of the SMI, an important strategy for achieving greater impact involves aligning with the priorities of member countries and leveraging synergies between interventions. This is a key aspect of the IDB Group’s emphasis on strategic selectivity and programmatic approaches, given that support for multiple interconnected interventions can deliver more … [Read more...] about How Honduras Has Reduced Criminal Violence
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Empowering communities helps reducing crime in Trinidad and Tobago
By Dana King* Trinidad and Tobago shows how working with the community is the best weapon to fight crime. Betheem Gardens is a low-income neighborhood and crime “hotspot” that sits on the outskirts of Port of Spain and runs alongside the East/West corridor highway and Trinidad’s largest landfill. For those that live in this community, the stigma associated with the … [Read more...] about Empowering communities helps reducing crime in Trinidad and Tobago