Article
Crime Prevention and Community Safety: an International Journal (2007) 9, 275–290. doi:10.1057/palgrave.cpcs.8150052
Applying the Problem-Solving Model to a Developing World Context: The Case of Murder in Trinidad and Tobago
Joel Millera and Nicole J Hendricksb
- aInstituto Interuniversitario de Criminología, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
- bDepartment of Criminal Justice, Holyoke Community College, USA
Correspondence: Joel Miller, Instituto Interuniversitario de Criminología, Universidad de Málaga, Edificio de Investigacíon, Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain. E-mail: joelstar90@hotmail.com
Abstract
This article reflects upon the applicability of the problem-solving model of crime prevention, developed within Britain and the US, to murder in Trinidad and Tobago. Murder, along with other serious violence, has experienced a significant upswing in recent years, apparently related to the increasing integration of Trinidad and Tobago into the global drug economy. The article shows that, while the conventional problem-solving approach provides logical strategies for prevention, it would likely face significant challenges because of problems of corruption and capacity within state institutions. Solving these institutional problems would require, among other things, a stronger role for civil society in crime prevention.
Keywords:
crime prevention, problem-solving, corruption, civil society, murder
