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CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (CPSD) ACTION PLAN, 2009 - 2013

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (CPSD) ACTION PLAN, 2009 - 2013 Presented by: by Beverly Reynolds, Programme Manager, Sustainable Development, HSD. 31st March 2011. BACKGROUND.

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CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (CPSD) ACTION PLAN, 2009 - 2013

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  1. CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (CPSD) ACTION PLAN, 2009 - 2013 Presented by: by Beverly Reynolds, Programme Manager, Sustainable Development, HSD. 31st March 2011

  2. BACKGROUND • UNODC –World Bank Report (2007) Crime, Violence and Development: Trends, Cost and Policy Options in the Caribbean – • Crime and Violence is a development issue • Crime and violence largely related to illicit drugs (trafficking and use) • Over reliance on criminal justice approach to crime reduction • Central role of governments of Member States in prevention and reduction

  3. Mandates • Twelfth Special COHSOD on Children Mandated the CARICOM Secretariat to “collaborate with the International Organizations and Third States in developing a regional crime prevention initiative to complement the national and bilateral efforts.” • Draft CPSD Action Plan - developed in collaboration with UNODC - presented to XVII Meeting of COHSOD (2008); approved the Objectives and Strategic Framework of the Plan as a basis for further consultation at the National level

  4. Objective of the SDCP Action Plan • To prevent and reduce levels of violence and crime in CARICOM Member States, the Dominican Republic and Cuba through a cross-sectoral and multidisciplinary approach focused on: • Groups at risk especially children and youth • Institutional responses to crime and violence from a prevention perspective • Sustainability • Govt. leadership and commitment ; participatory approaches

  5. SDCP Action Plan: Pillar I - Prevent and Reduce Crime Key Areas Key Areas Guns Police Contributions Alcohol and Substance Abuse Violent Youth Gangs Gender-based Violence • Early childhood • Health and Security • School Settings • Child Victimization • Institutional Violence Against Children

  6. SDCP Action Plan Pillar II - Foster Social Inclusion Pillar III – Promote Reintegration Juvenile Justice Prison Overcrowding Alternatives to Imprisonment Promotion of rehabilitation and social reintegration in prisons Restorative Justice Deportees • Education • Employment and Livelihood Opportunities • Culture and Sports • Drug trade related risks

  7. SDCP Action Plan Pillar IV - Empower Victims Pillar V – Protect Environment &Economic Resources Environmental Crimes Economic Crimes Corruption • Prevent Re-victimization • Police and other Institutional Contributions • Victims as Witnesses – Vulnerable Groups • Child Victims • Victims of Gender-based Violence

  8. Consultations Total of nine meetings during August to November 2010 • Expert Meeting – August, Guyana • Policy Consultation • 3rd Joint COHSOD – COTED; Guyana, September 2010 • 20th COHSOD - Education and Employment Guyana, September 2010 • 4 Sub-regionalMeetings • 2 Civil Society • 2 Mixed • 1 Regional (held in St. Kitts and Nevis 9 countries participated) • 4 consultations with youth (Bahamas, Jamaica, St. KN)

  9. Consultations Findings • Thematic Areas consistent with many of the issues identified in CYR • Gangs and related violence wide-spread across the Community • Parenting - critical protective factor against youth crime and violence • Community development and governance fundamental to reducing poverty and by extension crime and violence

  10. Priorities Supportive/Protective Environment Building Resilience in adolescents and youths Employment Opportunities Reducing Recidivism Addressing gangs and related violence Actions Community development and governance Parenting Life skills training, school retention Shills training, entrepreneur development, 2nd chance programmes Alternative to incarceration (eg Drug Courts) Thematic Priorities and Actions

  11. Current Drug Demand Reduction Initiatives Drug courts and treatment and rehab. Centres/programmes Human Resource On line training/CICAD –CARICOM –Universities Initiative Deportees Life Skill programmes Proposed/In the Pipeline Pilot Project in identified countries to address gangs and gang violence; community development; gender based violence; Entrepreneurial training Initiatives

  12. Next Steps Refining Action Plan Bi-lateral consultations Regional programmes Implementation of Pilot Projects Resource Mobilization Monitoring and Evaluation Feedback loop for best practice

  13. Partners • European Union (9th EDF) • OAS/CICAD • UNODC • UNICEF • UNDP • Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI - USAID) • Universities in the Caribbean

  14. THANK YOU

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