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IDB America
June 2004
Mayra Buvinic |
Against the Odds Bogota proves that violence prevention can work, even in the toughest settings.   |
Fast Company
Ciara Byrne |
Drugs, Guns, And Selfies: Gangs On Social Media It turns out that the gangs, being young men, are very active on social media. |
IDB America
May 2002 |
Healing with Hope Pamphlet series highlights strategies to fight domestic violence |
Reason
December 2007
Radley Balko |
Ganging Up Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Adam Schiff recently introduced legislation to combat gang violence. But a new study by the Justice Policy Institute concludes most efforts aren't working. |
IDB America
March 2005
Charo Quesada |
The Legacy of Beijing Ten years after the Fourth World Conference on Women, modest advances are outweighed by persistent deficiencies in global gender equality. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 2007 |
Security Resources A list of books, conferences, web sites and other resources to help school districts with emergency preparedness. |
IDB America
November 2007
Alexandra Russell-Bitting |
An Alternative to Life Behind Bars One of the few options available to young offenders in El Salvador is a technical training program at an industrial and educational complex on the outskirts of the capital called Poligono Industrial Don Bosco. |
IDB America
June 2004
Charo Quesada |
The People's Police Why the residents of Bogota have come to love their police force, after years of suspicion and resentment. |
IDB America
January 2006
Charo Quesada |
Using the Classroom to Fight for Peace A new study explores how educational programs can help to heal societies battered by conflict: El Salvador and educational reform... Vietnam and children... Peru and human rights... Colombia: laboratories for peace... etc. |
IDB America
Jul/Aug 2000
Paul Constance |
From gang members to entrepreneurs A juvenile detention facility in San Salvador takes young convicts and turns them into responsible employees... |
Salon.com
June 28, 2000
Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
Race has everything to do with it In the wake of the Central Park assaults, it's time to pay attention to black violence against women -- and a murder rate that's still seven times that of whites. |
IDB America
July 2002
Claudia Neira |
Music that attracts gangs Lorena Cuerno calls herself a pacifist and a lover of life and the arts. It's ironic, then, that this young Salvadoran spends a large part of her time in the world of gangs and criminals. It all began when Cuerno, the leader of a rock band, decided to undertake a project called Street Rock. |
IDB America
June 2001
Peter Bate |
IDB to help countries get set for trade pact At Summit of the Americas, Bank reaffirmed support for efforts to combat poverty and strengthen democracy... |
Reason
November 2002
Joyce Lee Malcolm |
Gun Control's Twisted Outcome Restricting firearms has helped make England more crime-ridden than the U.S. |
Searcher
September 2003
Kenneth Fink |
Criminology Web Sites: An Annotated "Webliography" This list may serve as an introduction to the many Web sites devoted to both the prosaic and exotic in the field of criminology. |
IDB America
March 2003 |
Accountability first A senior IDB manager argues that strong institutions and greater transparency in the management of public resources are the best means of combating corruption |
IDB America
October 2001
Charo Quesada |
Chronicle of a drought foretold The social and economic costs of the drought that ravaged Central America could have been diminished with proper policies... |
ifeminists
September 22, 2008
Gordon E. Finley |
Macy's Disrespect for Men Macy's may have made a major mistake by aligning itself with the radical feminist Family Violence Prevention Fund and their new ultra high-tech campaign titled RESPECT. |
Reason
July 2009
Jacob Sullum |
Drug Control Begets Gun Control The violence in Mexico is caused by prohibition, not firearms. |
IDB America
June 2001
Charo Quesada |
From rhetoric to results A senior IDB official explains how the Bank will help carry out the goals of the Quebec Summit... |
Reason
April 2004
Cathy Young |
Abuse Revisited A feminist challenges the conventional wisdom about domestic violence. Mills concludes that using the "big stick" of the law as our dominant (or only) response to domestic violence ill-serves both women and men. |
ifeminists
September 24, 2009
Trudy Schuett |
Your taxes encourage violence v. men Time and again, the feminist scenario of domestic violence fails to stand up to scrutiny, since there was never any substance behind the notion that all domestic violence is politically motivated. |
IDB America
February 2002
Charo Quesada |
Less than healthy A new book charges that Latin American women suffer disproportionately from preventable health problems... |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Leonardo Cardemil, Juan Carlos Di Tata, & Florencia Frantischek |
Central America: Adjustment and Reforms in the 1990s Following a weak performance in the 1980s, the Central American economies experienced a turnaround in the 1990s as they adopted improved policies within a more stable political environment. Now, how can they best maintain macroeconomic stability, continue structural reforms, and strengthen social policies to maximize rates of economic growth and reduce the incidence of poverty? |
Salon.com
February 25, 2002
Janelle Brown |
What family values? The director of the Child Witness to Violence Project argues that President Bush isn't doing enough for kids who see too much... |
Salon.com
November 5, 2002
Janelle Brown |
The unexamined thug life Makers of an ill-fated indie film about L.A. gangbangers claim that a fear of unruly black audiences has prompted theater owners to shun their work. |
IDB America
March 2002
Charo Quesada |
Not-so-natural disasters Instead of simply waiting for the next catastrophe, several Latin American governments are focusing on prevention and education... |
ifeminists
March 29, 2008
Terri Lynn Tersak |
Congressional Guidelines for Abusing Women This report examines the many problems the author finds inherent in local and national services and legal protections that are designed to help victims of domestic abuse. |
ifeminists
March 16, 2005
Ray Blumhorst |
VAWA - One of the Biggest Taxpayer Fleecings in the History of America Those who deal with domestic violence according to gender feminist ideology have been less than effective in dealing with the true dynamics of violent domestic relationships, and now they are going back to congress to ask for billions more in funding for the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). |
ifeminists
July 13, 2009
Wendy McElroy |
Review of two books on prostitution "Gangs and Girls" by Dorais and Corriveau, highlights two populations: gang-related juvenile prostitutes; and, the gangs themselves. "The Johns: Sex for Sale and the Men Who Buy It" by Victor Malarek advocates the abolition of prostitution and tougher enforcement. |
Reason
March 2001
Jib Fowles |
The Whipping Boy The hidden conflicts underlying the campaign against violent TV... |
IDB America
September 2001
K. Burke Dillon |
Social exclusion: Is there a role for the IDB? IDB executive vice president K. Burke Dillon recently spoke about the IDB's commitment to social equity and inclusion... |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
Promoting youth leadership skills Enthusiasm abounds among Latin American youth, but the hard skills required to lead successful social and business enterprises are relatively rare. The Partnership for Promoting Youth Development and Participation was designed in part to address the need for better management skills among Latin American youth leaders. |
IDB America
April 2008
Paul Constance |
Private Capital Drives a Green Energy Boom Inter-American Development Bank funds leverage investments in ethanol, biodiesel, wind, solar, hydroelectric and tidal energy in Latin America and the Caribbean. |
ifeminists
July 20, 2005
Ray Blumhorst |
After the Facts, Domestic Violence Laws Still Discriminate Against Men I am impressed by the courage of After the Facts' young filmmaker to try to present a more balanced understanding of all the issues involved in domestic violence. |
IDB America
September 2003
Marcelo Antinori |
Plan Puebla-Panama: myths and reality Plan Puebla-Panama is a regional integration initiative that promotes cooperation among the eight Mesoamerican countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. It's the subject of many outlandish stories that should be debunked. |
ifeminists
March 10, 2008
Carey Roberts |
Harsh Domestic Violence Laws Recall Jim Crow Abuses Our nation's crusade to stop domestic violence has been a magnificent flop. |
Parameters
Summer 2008
Robert M. Chamberlain |
With Friends Like These: Grievance, Governance, and Capacity-Building in COIN This article questions the assumption that enhancing the power of the state will make the population less likely to support insurgents. |
IDB America
July 2003
Charo Quesada |
We're ready! A number of Central American municipalities show that effective disaster preparation and planning are not just for rich countries |
Reason
February 2003 |
Letters Gun Control Twists... True Patriots... |
AboutSafety
May 4, 2001 |
Developing And Implementing A Workplace Violence Prevention Program And Policy The first priority in developing violence prevention policy is to establish a system for documenting violent incidents in the workplace... |
Salon.com
April 14, 2001
Earl Ofari Hutchinson |
Cincinnati's killer cops Black leaders want the feds to investigate the city's trigger-happy police. They shouldn't hold their breath... |
ifeminists
February 25, 2007
Stephen Baskerville |
Statistics from the Ministry of Truth The DOJ's recently declared that domestic violence has been cut in half over ten years. Men's advocates reply that the figures do not include violence against male victims. But larger issues are involved, like the manipulation of information (and us) by the government. |
Teacher Magazine
August 2000
Gregory Michie |
And Justice For Some They were gang members, yes. But they were also our children. In the media, the gang label has become a sort of shorthand, a quick and easy answer for what's gone wrong in urban neighborhoods. But as I've observed my students over the years, I've come to see gangs more as effect than cause. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2002
John W. Thompson, Jr. |
A Pregnant Woman Victimized by Physical Abuse Domestic violence in the United States is a problem of enormous proportions and represents a significant health concern. Here's how a physician can respond. |
ifeminists
April 14, 2009
Carey Roberts |
Abuse Excuse: How Liberalism Keeps Women in their Place Liberals have become the unapologetic predators of women, gleefully playing on their fears and psychological vulnerabilities, all in the name of curbing domestic violence. |
IDB America
September 2001
Charo Quesada |
The nuances of exclusion Once nearly inaudible, the public debate over the poverty and marginalization of ethnic groups in Latin America and the Caribbean is now hard to ignore. It is time for governments to act to eliminate ethnic and racial discrimination... |
IDB America
March 2002
Daniel Drosdoff |
Prompt justice Venezuela undertakes a sweeping reform of its courts... |
Salon.com
September 8, 2000
Simson Garfinkel |
Mining data on mutilations, beatings, murders A computer programmer digs up the truth behind atrocities in El Salvador, Kosovo and other troubled locales. |
ifeminists
February 13, 2007
Don Mathis |
How VAWA Separates Children From Fathers The result of the VAWA is rampant false claims of abuse. This means that children are removed from decent, loving fathers. The Violence Against Women Act must be radically altered or else it will continue to destroy the father/child bond. |
