The Peace Management Initiative: Community Violence
My contribution is about the Peace Management Initiative, a novel measure introduced by the Government just under three years ago to complement the work of the security forces in addressing the very high level of homicides in Jamaica. First, I will review the doings to date of the Peace Management Initiative, then consider. some ideas on the future, given this year’s homicide record.
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What is the The Peace Management Iniative?
The efforts of the Peace Management Initiative (PMI) over the past three years less two months, reaching over 50 communities in 16 areas of Kingston, St Andrew and parts of St Catherine, have been recognised in many quarters as contributing positively to the prevention of violence. Homicides dropped by 15 per cent in 2002-03 compared to 2001. At the same time there is some puzzlement over why, if the PMI did well, the murder rate has began again this year to rise, exceeding in fact previous records – and I shall touch on this under my second heading. However, while the early results of PMI work may have been acknowledged, I am not sure that many have understood the full implications of those results. That understanding is important on both theoretical and practical grounds.
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