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Most countries avoid using the military for domestic roles.
Deploying the military can reduce violent crime (temporarily) but does not address its root causes.
Evidence-based early intervention and prevention programs are the best way to curb youth violence and gang involvement.
Jamaicans have re-elected Andrew Holness for a third consecutive term.
People want technology that supports them and eases their struggles. The technology must be controlled by the community and enhance people’s daily lives.
There are about 40 occult-related gangs operating in one province. Understanding what draws young people to them is key to combating them.
El Salvador’s leader, Nayib Bukele, has cut a deal with Trump to house alleged gang members deported from the US.
Daniel Noboa has secured a full term in office as Ecuador’s president.
It isn’t easy to leave a gang, but some people do. Patrick and Emersons are two examples and both used the church to help guide them – and help them perform a new role on the streets.
Haiti’s gangs are turning their attention to vulnerable boys and girls as their battle with security forces continues.
The Kenyan-led policing mission to Haiti has been extended for another year as struggle to contain gang violence continues.
Electoral violence has marred the run-up to the June 2 vote. But despite fears over personal safety, support for democracy endures.
Mexico will elect its first woman president on Sunday.
There is a long, and often ugly, history of foreign intervention in Haiti.
Teachers described themselves as acting as ‘security guards’ and ‘police officers’.
Children’s rights are often violated in times of war.
Governments across Latin America are resorting to draconian measures in an attempt to rein in surging gang violence.
Ecuador is soon holding a referendum to decide whether to follow El Salvador’s controversial strategy to end drug trafficking.
Haiti is descending into anarchy, causing the gang leader behind the violence to emerge as the country’s most powerful leader.
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