Caribbean

Characteristics of Traditional Responses to School Violence
Schools are reactive to incidents
– Driven by teacher referrals
– Driven by public demands for change
Limited information from community

• Read more about Trinidad & Tobago Violence Prevention Academy Presentation

Gangs and violence in the Caribbean
• Little research has examined gangs and/or violence in the Caribbean.
• Anecdotal evidence suggests that these problems have grown significantly.

• Read more about A Comparative Study of Adolescent Gangs in the U.S. and Trinidad & Tobago

• Read more about Firearm Possession Among Arrestees in Trinidad and Tobago

• Read more about Measuring Community Risk and Protective Factors for Adolescent Problem Behaviors: Evidence from a Developing Nation

• Read more about Why Homicide Clearance Rates Decrease: Evidence from the Caribbean

This study compares the scope and nature of the gang problem in two communities: one in the United States and one in Trinidad and Tobago, a small-island developing state in the eastern Caribbean that has experienced a serious outbreak of violence over the past decade.

• Read more about A Cross-National Comparison of Gangs in the United States and Trinidad and Tobago

• Read more about Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Gang-Involved Youth in Trinidad and Tobago

Gangs and violence in the Caribbean
• Little research has examined gangs and/or violence in the Caribbean.
• Anecdotal evidence suggests that these problems have grown significantly.

• Read more about Structural Disadvantage, Gang Presence and Homicide in a Caribbean Nation