Transcript (cpsd) action plan, 2009 - OAS :: Department of Conferences and

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION
AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (CPSD) ACTION
PLAN, 2009 - 2013
Presented by: by Beverly Reynolds, Programme Manager, Sustainable Development,
BACKGROUND
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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
Mandates
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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.”
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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
Objective of the SDCP Action
Plan
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To prevent and reduce levels of violence and
crime in CARICOM Member States, the
Dominican Republic and Cuba through a crosssectoral and multidisciplinary approach focused
on:
• Groups at risk especially children and youth
• Institutional responses to crime and violence from a
prevention perspective
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Sustainability
• Govt. leadership and commitment ; participatory
approaches
SDCP Action Plan: Pillar I - Prevent
and Reduce Crime
Key Areas
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Key Areas
Early childhood
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Guns
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Police Contributions
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Alcohol and Substance Abuse
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Violent Youth Gangs
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Gender-based Violence
Health and Security
School Settings
Child Victimization
Institutional Violence Against
Children
SDCP Action Plan
Pillar II - Foster Social
Inclusion
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Education
Employment and
Livelihood Opportunities
Pillar III – Promote
Reintegration
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Juvenile Justice
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Prison Overcrowding
Alternatives to
Imprisonment
Promotion of
rehabilitation and social
reintegration in prisons
Restorative Justice
Deportees
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Culture and Sports
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Drug trade related risks
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SDCP Action Plan
Pillar IV - Empower
Victims
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Prevent Re-victimization
Police and other
Institutional Contributions
Victims as Witnesses –
Vulnerable Groups
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Child Victims
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Victims of Gender-based
Violence
Pillar V – Protect
Environment &Economic
Resources
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Environmental Crimes
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Economic Crimes
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Corruption
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-regional Meetings
• 2 Civil Society
• 2 Mixed
 1 Regional (held in St. Kitts and Nevis 9 countries
participated)
 4 consultations with youth (Bahamas, Jamaica, St. KN)
Consultations
Findings
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Thematic Areas consistent with many of the issues
identified in CYR
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Gangs and related violence wide-spread across the
Community
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Parenting - critical protective factor against youth crime
and violence
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Community development and governance fundamental
to reducing poverty and by extension crime and violence
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Thematic Priorities and Actions
Priorities
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Supportive/Protective
Environment
Actions
• Community development and
governance
• Parenting
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Building Resilience in adolescents
and youths
• Life skills training, school
retention
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Employment Opportunities
• Shills training, entrepreneur
development,
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Reducing Recidivism
• 2nd chance programmes
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Addressing gangs and related
violence
• Alternative to incarceration (eg
Drug Courts)
Initiatives
Current
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Drug Demand Reduction
Initiatives
• Drug courts and treatment
and rehab.
Centres/programmes
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Human Resource
• On line training/CICAD –
CARICOM –Universities
Initiative
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Deportees
Life Skill programmes
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Proposed/In the
Pipeline
Pilot Project in
identified countries to
address gangs and
gang violence;
community
development; gender
based violence;
Entrepreneurial
training
Next Steps
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Refining Action Plan
Bi-lateral consultations
Regional programmes
Implementation of Pilot Projects
Resource Mobilization
Monitoring and Evaluation
• Feedback loop for best practice
Partners
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European Union (9th EDF)
OAS/CICAD
UNODC
UNICEF
UNDP
Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI USAID)
Universities in the Caribbean
THANK YOU