Запобігання злочинності у країнах Латинської Америки
Crime Prevention in Latin American Countries

Summary/Abstract: Contemporary science is short of the comparative criminologicalresearches, devoted to the study of progressive international experience in the sphere ofcrime prevention. That’s why such researches are actual for both scientists and lawenforcement officials.Paper objective. The goal of this scientific paper is to identify the main tendenciesof crime prevention in Latin America.Paper main body. In the most Latin American countries contemporary criminality ischaracterized by violent, organized, armed forms and crimes in the sphere of drugtrafficking. The most high-crime countries of Latin America are Colombia, Honduras andGuatemala. The lowest crime rates are in Chile and Argentina.The governments of these countries give full attention to the sphere of crimeprevention, especially to improving the work of law enforcement bodies. The share ofbudget funds for implementation of social events increases year to year (elimination ofunemployment, industry development, betterment of social services, transportinfrastructure). Strategy of social impact on crime is in progress too. It involves engaging incrime prevention programs citizens and public organizations on voluntary and free basis.Conclusions of the research. Successful crime prevention in Latin America involvescombining of social and specially-criminological measures. Also there is a close interactionbetween state and non-state subjects of crime prevention.

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