Crime and Violence in Barbados: IDB Series on Crime and Violence in the Caribbean

Bailey, Corin

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“…In this regard, many countries with low homicide rates demonstrate significant levels of death penalty support, for instance Japan and South Korea, with homicide rates of 0.28 and 0.72 per 100,000, respectively, in 2015 (UNODC, 2017). A report on crime in Barbados found that while the country compares favourably with its Caribbean neighbours, ‘crimes against the person are issues of considerable and increasing concern among the Barbados population and require special attention in order to maintain adequate levels of perceived citizen security’ (Bailey, 2016: 69). In 2015, Barbados’ homicide rate was 10.91 per 100,000, low relative to 42.06 in Jamaica or 30.88 in Trinidad and Tobago (UNODC, 2017).…”

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Public opinion on crime, punishment and the death penalty in Barbados

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2019

Punishment & Society

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The bulk of extant research on public opinion on crime and punishment is focused on Global North nations. This article contributes a new perspective to the literature on punitivism by examining public opinion on crime, punishment and the death penalty in Barbados. The article presents insights from exploratory focus group research conducted in Barbados in 2017. These findings are particularly relevant as Barbadian lawmakers navigate reform of the nation’s death penalty law. While the focus groups reveal anxieties that echo those identified in other jurisdictions, related to nostalgia for the past and concern regarding social order for instance, they also demonstrate the specific relevance of time and place. Using approaches from Caribbean Criminology and drawing on post-colonial perspectives, the article examines the context of views on punishment in Barbados, including perceptions of ‘neo-colonial’ interference and concerns about what can be lost in the process of ‘progress’.

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Public opinion on crime, punishment and the death penalty in Barbados

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“…Students are tested for drug use and referred to a clinical psychologist and pediatric psychiatrist should the results be positive. The program also facilitates the students' successful reintegration into school (Bailey, 2016).…”

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“…There is also a rehabilitative program for adults at The Barbados Prison Service (H.M. Dodds Prison) aimed at reducing recidivism (Bailey, 2016, Barbados Prison Service, 2012. The two psychologists working with this program conduct psychological assessment of offenders and provide psychological reports to the Courts.…”

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Psychology in Barbados: Looking Back and Moving Forward

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2021

International and Cultural Psychology

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“…10 Seventy-one percent of rural parents and 55 percent of urban parents reported flogging as the most frequent response to perceived misbehaviour in their children. 11 Even though administrative data on assault and sexual violence are not comparable between countries, data on these crimes are available in several IDB publications (Bailey 2016;Harriott and Jones 2016;Seepersad 2016;Sutton 2016). 12 Accurately determining the cause of death is still a challenge in many countries that may have scarce time and resources to conduct crime scene investigations and autopsies.…”

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“…• According to official records, the criminal activities associated with these groups are carried out in a distinctly informal manner and without much organizational structure (Bailey 2016). a No data were provided or could be found on gangs in Suriname. …”

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Restoring paradise in the Caribbean: combatting violence with numbers

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ative Commons IGO 3.0 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC-IGO BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/legalcode) and may be reproduced with attribution to the IDB and for any non-commercial purpose.No derivative work is allowed.Any dispute related to the use of the works of the IDB that cannot be settled amicably shall be submitted to arbitration pursuant to the UNCITRAL rules. The use of the IDB's name for any purpose other than for attribution, and the use of IDB's logo shall be subject to a separate written license agreement between the IDB and the user and is not authorized as part of this CC-IGO license.Note that link provided above includes additional terms and conditions of the license. They lead to injury and the loss of human life, erode confidence in government, reduce the competitiveness of industries and services, negatively alter the investment climate, contribute to emigration, and can lead to the loss of skilled and educated citizens. Consequently, improving citizen security has become a priority of the Inter-American Development Bank in its efforts to support the governments and citizens of Latin America and the Caribbean.While citizen security has become an ever-increasing concern for many Caribbean countries, the magnitude of the problem has not been matched with an equally robust response in terms of research. Cross-national studies on the prevalence, causes, and effects of violence in the region are few. Empirical studies showing which policies have worked to reduce crime in the Caribbean are even scarcer.This volume analyses new data collected in household and business victimization surveys. These surveys allow us to understand crime from a primary source-the victims themselves. As such, this study goes beyond much of the existing literature, which relies primarily on police data. It contributes new information to our understanding of crime patterns, victim profiles, determinants of particular types of crime, and directions for crime reduction in the region.While the crime situation varies among countries, broadly speaking the Caribbean suffers from uniquely high levels of violent crime. After providing an overview of crime in five Caribbean capital cities, this volume addresses several factors associated with violent crime. These include youth, violence against women and children, neighbourhood characteristics, gangs, guns, and the police and criminal justice systems. The cost of this crime and violence to the Caribbean-about 3 percent of GDP-is significant. The study finds that victimization has negative ramifications for businesses, economic growth, tourism arrivals, emigration, and life satisfaction.However, perhaps the most unique aspect of this study is that it has been written with the specific intention of informing policy and programme design. There is much work in the region that is promising and much that is ineffective.This report helps to identify both, and urges that rigorous evaluations of the more promising programmes be conduc...

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Crime and Violence in Barbados: IDB Series on Crime and Violence in the Caribbean

Cited by 8 publications

References 17 publications

Public opinion on crime, punishment and the death penalty in Barbados

Public opinion on crime, punishment and the death penalty in Barbados

Psychology in Barbados: Looking Back and Moving Forward

Restoring paradise in the Caribbean: combatting violence with numbers

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