Did you know that the incarceration rate in Latin America and the Caribbean grew more than 137% in the last two decades? Additionally, most of the 1.5 million incarcerated people at a regional level face critical situations of physical and social vulnerability associated with their confinement, the lack of alternatives to incarceration and reinsertion programs, and the limited … [Read more...] about We invite you to improve prison management in Latin America and the Caribbean
Karelia Villa
Karelia Villa es Especialista Senior en Seguridad Ciudadana en el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Es el punto focal para el trabajo de Seguridad Ciudadana del Banco en México, Centro América y República Dominicana, y tiene más de 15 años de experiencia apoyando procesos de modernización del estado en América Latina y el Caribe. Tiene una Maestría en Políticas Públicas de la Universidad de George Washington y obtuvo su Licenciatura en Economía en el Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, México.
Call for universities to help craft new crime prevention training program
In Latin America and the Caribbean there is a growing need to better align citizen security research done by the academic community with what the practitioners actually do. Bringing the two closer together would improve the effectiveness of programs to reduce crime and violence as well as take into account the realities of each country, region and city. The challenge is the … [Read more...] about Call for universities to help craft new crime prevention training program