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Jamaica to get IDB loan to help boost conviction rate for violent crimes

Jamaica is getting a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to help the government improve the conviction rate for murders and other violent crimes.
 
The Bank said the US$20 million will fund a project to help reduce homicides through intensified crime prevention activities.
 
The activities, to be managed by the Ministry of National Security, include helping to improve the quality and rate of criminal investigations being undertaken by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).
 
Key metrics will be the number of murder investigations and the overall murder conviction rate. 
 
The IDB said the project will also fund the training of police personnel in the use of technology to combat crime and improve criminal case management.
 
It is also expected to address the high percentage of female murder victims of domestic abuse and intimate partner violence. 
 
According to statistics from the IDB, during the last five years, 19 per cent of female murders were the result of domestic violence compared to three per cent of male murders.


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