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Guns, Gun Violence and Gun HomicidesPast and Present Trends in Gun Violence and Gangs and Their Implications in Belize: 2011–2020

Guns, Gun Violence and Gun Homicides: Past and Present Trends in Gun Violence and Gangs and Their... [Trending upwards since 2000, Belize consistently tops the list of countries with the highest homicide rates in the world. A report published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2009 outlined the detrimental effects of youth gangs in Belize and predicted that 6% of Belizeans were not expected to reach age 40. The availability of guns and pervasive gang involvement coupled with elevated school desertion rates and few employment opportunities for youth, Belize’s high homicide rate has hovered around 40 per 100,000 in recent years. According to Belizean authorities, territorial rivalries between gangs are the main driver of homicidal violence and account for an estimated 85% of all murders. This chapter considers gun and violence data from the Belize Crime Observatory from 2011 to 2020 and describes past and present trends in gun violence and gangs in postcolonial Belize.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Guns, Gun Violence and Gun HomicidesPast and Present Trends in Gun Violence and Gangs and Their Implications in Belize: 2011–2020

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
ISBN
978-3-030-84517-9
Pages
211 –228
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-84518-6_9
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Abstract

[Trending upwards since 2000, Belize consistently tops the list of countries with the highest homicide rates in the world. A report published by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2009 outlined the detrimental effects of youth gangs in Belize and predicted that 6% of Belizeans were not expected to reach age 40. The availability of guns and pervasive gang involvement coupled with elevated school desertion rates and few employment opportunities for youth, Belize’s high homicide rate has hovered around 40 per 100,000 in recent years. According to Belizean authorities, territorial rivalries between gangs are the main driver of homicidal violence and account for an estimated 85% of all murders. This chapter considers gun and violence data from the Belize Crime Observatory from 2011 to 2020 and describes past and present trends in gun violence and gangs in postcolonial Belize.]

Published: Dec 12, 2021

Keywords: Belize; Gun violence; Crime prevention; Gun seizures; Gangs

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