Nathalie Alvarado

Nathalie Alvarado es la coordinadora del área de seguridad ciudadana y justicia del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Ella tiene más de 15 años de experiencia en el diseño y la implementación de proyectos en esta área, ha liderado el proceso de definición del marco de acción del BID en este campo. Alvarado es abogada de la Universidad de Lausanne, Suiza, y posee un magister en derecho económico de la Universidad de Bruselas.

Using Big Data to stop crime: six Colombian cities will show us how

July 28, 2017 by Nathalie Alvarado 2 Comments

Crime and violence have been around for centuries, in Latin America and the Caribbean, and around the world. But our understanding of why people commit crimes and why they commit crimes in given places and not in others remains incipient. In some cases, governments have improved at investigating crimes or controlling high crime areas, also known as hotspots. But to successfully … [Read more...] about Using Big Data to stop crime: six Colombian cities will show us how

Some key good and bad takeaways from a citizen security mapping tool for Latin America

October 15, 2015 by Nathalie Alvarado Leave a Comment

By Nathalie Alvarado, Robert Muggah and Katherine Aguirre Latin American and Caribbean countries exhibit the highest rates of violence in the world. The regional homicide rate is several times what qualifies as an epidemic, and in some places surpasses levels witnessed in war zones. There are multiple forms of violence across the region ranging from collective and … [Read more...] about Some key good and bad takeaways from a citizen security mapping tool for Latin America

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