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Region: South America / Brazil

Country: Brazil

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Type: Program

Status: In Process

Name: Cure Violence

From (MM/YYYY): /2015

Inserted in Plan: No

Document:

Link:

http://cureviolence.org/

Institution Responsible:

Partners

Other Institutions involved: Yes

Name

Type

Type of Support

Fundação Bernard van Leer ( BvLF )

Non-Governmental Organization

Implementation

Policy Design

Objectives:

Cure Violence stops the spread of violence in communities by using the methods and strategies associated with disease control – detecting and interrupting conflicts, identifying and treating the highest risk individuals, and changing social norms – resulting reductions in violence of 40% to 70%.

Activities: El método de Cure Violence incluye el accionar de personas “interruptoras de violencia”, que trabajan en las calles mediando en conflictos entre pandillas, e interviniendo en situaciones críticas para prevenir eventos con uso de armas en las disputas entre grupos. El programa causó marcadas caídas en las tasas de delitos violentos—en particular una reducción de 41% en enfrentamientos armados y una disminución de 73% en muertes violentas, en el caso de comunidades en Chicago. Para alcanzar estos resultados no solo se “interrumpen” los actos violentos, sino también se identifican e intentan cambiar las formas de pensar y actuar de los individuos con mayor potencial criminógeno. También se realizan esfuerzos para generar cambios en las normas de las comunidades conflictivas, para que la reducción de la violencia se sostenga en el tiempo. En esta metodología el equipo de interruptores se encuentra disponible en todo momento para satisfacer las demandas tanto de víctimas como de victimarios, por ejemplo en cuanto a posibilidades de encontrar un trabajo, de reinsertarse en la escuela, o de dejar de ser miembros de pandillas.

Programatic Influences:

Reference

• Ceasefire

Initative Based On Evidence:

Evidence

Proven Impact On Homicide Reduction: No

Designed Specifically To Reduce Homicides: Yes

Focus

Social Focus: Yes

Territorial Focus: Yes

Gender Focus: No

Geographical Coverage: Departmental / Provincial / State

Programatic Approach:

• Prevention

• Prevention: Indicated / tertiary

Name Of Territorial Units Covered: Recife, Rio de Janeiro

Target Population

Target Population: Youth

Socio-Economic Level: D, E

Gender: Both

Age (From):

Age (To):

Total Est. Beneficiaries:

Est. % Of Beneficiaries:

Reference:

Core Topic

Reinsertion, mediation, or negotiation with armed groups

Armed groups operating outside the law

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.