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Region: Caribbean

Country: Jamaica

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Type: Program

Status: In Process

Name: Justice Protection Programme

From (MM/YYYY): /2001

Inserted in Plan: No

Document:

Nov-2001_Act 23-Justice-Protection_.pdf (389.63 KB)

Link:

Institution Responsible:

• Witness Protection Administration and Victim Support Unit / Ministry of National Security

Partners

Other Institutions involved: Yes

Name

Type

Type of Support

Jamaica Constabulary Force

Public Sector

Implementation

Atorrney General

Public Sector

Implementation

Director of Public Prosecutions

Public Sector

Implementation

Police

Public Sector

Implementation

Policy Design

Objectives: Protective measures for witnesses and other persons collaborating with justice who take risks to their physical and moral integrity.

Programatic Influences: DK/NR

Initative Based On Evidence: DK/NR

Proven Impact On Homicide Reduction: No

Designed Specifically To Reduce Homicides: Yes

Focus

Social Focus: Yes

Territorial Focus: No

Gender Focus: No

Geographical Coverage: National

Programatic Approach:

• Prevention: Indicated / tertiary

Name Of Territorial Units Covered: Jamaica

Target Population

Target Population: Victims and witnesses to criminal proceedings

Socio-Economic Level: All

Gender: Both

Total Est. Beneficiaries:

Est. % Of Beneficiaries:

Reference:

Core Topic

Protection of at-risk groups

Victims and witnesses to criminal proceedings

Overlap

Other Policies That Overlap With the initiative: DK/NR

Results Evaluation

Available: No

Impact Evaluation

Available: No

The information on the files is in the original language of the country where the intervention was performed.

The development of this platform was made possible by Open Society Foundations funding.

The initial information upload to the Platform is based on the report "Mapping of Homicide Prevention Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean", prepared by Ignacio Cano and Emiliano Rojido from the Laboratory for the Analysis of Violence, with the collaboration of the Brazilian Forum of Public Security.