Sexual predation as a by-product of protracted curfews in Jamaica
Since their independence, Caribbean states have struggled with social violence crises brought on by protracted transition. They have also developed a form of response that is demand-driven, rather than data-informed. In 1974 the Jamaican population demanded a strong response from the Government of J...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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2024
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The Palgrave handbook of Caribbean criminology
Año: 2024, Páginas: 687-703 |
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| Sumario: | Since their independence, Caribbean states have struggled with social violence crises brought on by protracted transition. They have also developed a form of response that is demand-driven, rather than data-informed. In 1974 the Jamaican population demanded a strong response from the Government of Jamaica to a homicide problem that had escalated from 4 per 100,000 at Independence in 1962 to 12 per 100,000. The Government’s response was the creation of the Suppression of Crimes Act. Since then, the state has had many states of emergency and protracted curfews. Thousands of young men (including police officers) have lost their lives because of the accompanying aggressive policing. While these cases are well-documented, there is yet another devastating impact of curfews and states of emergency that have escaped expert observation—the dramatic increase in sexual predation against women and children when communities are shut down by the state for more than two weeks. This chapter is based on 18 years of observation (including those of the COVID-19 pandemic) through participatory ethnographic evaluation research (PEER), in-depth interviews and longitudinal contact with dwellers of 28 violent inner-city communities in Jamaica. |
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| Notas: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 702-703 |
| Descripción Física: | Diagramme |
| ISBN: | 9783031523779 |
