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• #5: JOINT EFFORT AMONG RC POS, UNDP COS, DG, HD & CPR CLUSTERS REGIONAL ENTRY POINT: Crime & violence as a common threat Transnational dynamics (e.g. arms and drugs trafficking, human trafficking), Transaction costs can be reduced by implementing some activities at the regional level A state is obliged to protect the security of all persons under its jurisdiction. Inability to protect vulnerable populations can weaken social cohesion and undermine democratic governance. Social exclusion of vulnerable groups including lack of involvement in policing, poor delivery of social services and lack of access to justice is a major contributory factor to citizen insecurity and a good evidence of lack of citizens’ democracy.   The patterns of crime and violence in the Caribbean reflect social inequalities. It is the socially vulnerable that are most frequently victimized and it is the socially vulnerable who tend to be most at risk of becoming violent victimizers. Armed violence in the Caribbean is concentrated amongst the poorest in society, and especially among young males who are overwhelmingly the direct victims as well as the perpetrators of violent crimes. Violence against women is also a significant problem: domestic and sexual violence, although often not reported, is widespread; 47 percent of adolescent girls’ sexual initiation was “forced” or “somewhat forced”.   How to generate significant impact on public policy. This means that the policy environment must be better understood. State policies are influenced by public opinion and public opinion is not always well informed. Criminality destroys people’s confidence, erodes the credibility of institutions, reduces public resources for social development and limits the effectiveness of policy. It also affects the prospects for peaceful coexistence among peoples and creates disrespect for the rule of law. It is the view many citizens that governance institutions across the region are weak, the result of which has led to the growth of organized crime in recent years. This in turn has been linked to the increase in violence and corruption experienced in many countries. The involvement of organized crime networks in state functions, for example, in lawless crime control as has occurred in different ways in the region; and, in competitive politics with the intimidation of political opponents, presents real dangers to democracy. State, civil society and private sector must work together towards the achievement of citizen security with focus on social cohesion. As stated in the document from the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery of UNDP Community Security and Social Cohesion (CSSC) - Towards a UNDP Approach (August 2009), social cohesion is about tolerance of, and respect for, diversity (in terms of religion, ethnicity, economic situation, political preferences, sexuality, gender and age) - both institutionally and individually. P32, Jamaica Medium Term Socio Economic Policy Framework 2004-2007, February 2005. ‘A Portrait of Adolescent Health in the Caribbean’, Halcon et al, University of Minnesota and PAHO, 2000.