Digital Library

Youth violence does not “just happen”. On the contrary, whether in the shape of bullying at school, alcohol-related violence in bars, clubs and private spaces, gang violence, or violence associated with the illegal drug trade, youth violence is often predictable and therefore preventable.

La Organización Mundial de la Salud define la violencia sexual como “todo acto sexual, la tentativa de consumar un acto sexual, los comentarios o insinuaciones sexuales no deseados, o las acciones para comercializar o utilizar de cualquier otro modo la sexualidad de una persona mediante coacción por otra persona, independientemente de la relación de ésta con la víctima, en cualquier ámbito, incluidos el hogar y el lugar de trabajo”. (Jewkes et al., 2002).

Violence prevention: the evidence is a set of seven briefings based on rigorous reviews of the literature which examines scientific evidence for the effectiveness of interventions to prevent interpersonal and self-directed violence.

O Vade Mecum da Segurança Pública foi constituído para
ser um guia de consulta rápida com o registro das ações realizadas,
nestes últimos anos, pela Secretaria Nacional de Segurança
Pública (SENASP) do Ministério da Justiça e que sistematiza as
principais políticas de Estado para o setor.

At the direction of Conference President and Miami Mayor Manuel A. (Manny) Diaz, The U.S. Conference of Mayors is holding five ’08 Mayors’ Action Forums between early August and early October in which America’s mayors will forge an action agenda for cities and metro areas to present to the next President of the United States. The five national events in five cities across the country are intended to prepare the Conference to present the next President with a set of priorities for action on urban/suburban problems that can be taken during the first 100 days of the new administration.