Violence Prevention Alliance, issue brief no. 1, October 2011 / Peace brokers – understanding good practice in violence prevention and reduction in Jamaica

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2011

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Violence Prevention Alliance Jamaica, University of the West Indies, Kingston, JM

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This Issue Brief for the Violence Prevention Alliance draws attention to underreported success stories of organizations working to reduce and prevent violence in Jamaica, where youth are vastly overrepresented in official statistics on perpetrators and victims of violence. The article covers groups whose programs and community interventions are having a positive effect in decreasing patterns of violence. For many young men masculinity is defined in terms of violence. Interventions must address what human beings need inclusive of cultural, sporting, employment activities and life skills. Where violence defines masculinity, employment without life skills may be worthless.

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Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library

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YOUTH VIOLENCE, ORGANIZED CRIME, URBAN VIOLENCE, JAMAICA, YOUTH UNREST, VIOLENCE, WEST INDIES, PEACEBUILDING, HUMAN SECURITY

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/48478

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