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- The Pacto led to an overall 9% reduction in homicide and 7% reduction in robbery in Pelotas. These effects were not uniform across the full post-intervention period as clear effects were only seen during the pandemic period. A 38% reduction in homicide was also specifically associated with the criminal justice strategy of Focussed Deterrence.
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Mar 1, 2023 · Following the Focussed Deterrence strategy in May 2018, there were 38% fewer homicides in Pelotas compared to its synthetic control, with a more pronounced 55% reduction during the pandemic period.
Feb 21, 2023 · Findings: The Pacto led to an overall 9% reduction in homicide and 7% reduction in robbery in Pelotas. These effects were not uniform across the full post-intervention period as clear effects...
Dec 14, 2018 · The new strategy comprised five pillars, developed to reduce crime in a cross-societal collaborative effort. The five pillars were: Social prevention, technology, urbanism, administrative supervision, and law enforcement (police and justice).
A new study reveals that the Pelotas Peace Pact (the Pacto), a municipal urban violence prevention program launched in 2017, has significantly reduced crime and violence in the southern Brazilian city of Pelotas.
Sep 15, 2020 · PELOTAS’ COMMITMENT TO ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN. When Mayor Mascarenhas stepped into office, homicide rates were skyrocketing: between 2003 and 2015, the homicide rate went from 6 to 30 murders per 100,000 residents.
An impact evaluation concluded that the Pelotas Pact for Peace demonstrates the “significant potential of a combined public health and criminal justice approach at the municipal level.” It concluded the Pact was responsible for a 9% reduction in the city’s homicide rate and 7% in robberies.
Apr 14, 2019 · The state of Pernambuco has also suffered from periodic spasms of homicidal violence. Authorities there introduced the Pacto Pelo Vida program in 2007 with the explicit goal of reducing lethal violence, strengthening police performance, bolstering prevention measures and cultivating norms for respecting human rights.
