The impact of violence on Ja's future - Jamaica Observer To some extent this reflects a broader pattern within criminology, which has traditionally concentrated on street crime including gang-related crime and has begun to engage only relatively recently with areas such as state crime, state-corporate crime, and white collar crime (Michalowski, Chambliss, and Kramer Citation2014, 2; Rothe et al. 2 On 23 May 2010, Jamaicas Prime Minister Bruce Golding declared a State of Emergency and signalled his intent to arrest Christopher Dudus Coke, the countrys most notorious criminal don, in order to extradite him to the United States. On paper, people aligned to different parties may seem to hate each other, but in reality, they are really tied to each other. One in four adolescent girls aged 15-19 have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime. Violent crime causes untold harm and anger is known to fuel violence. Haiti's crime rate more than doubles in last year | CNN The contributors critically examine representations of the Jamaican rudie, shotta, don and yardie figures in media discourse and in popular culture, while at the same time exploring fictional, biographical, visual and cinematic texts that rethink this figure. We use cookies to improve your website experience. The contributors to this special issue connect scholarly, media and popular discourses on crime, violence and Jamaica with creative expressions of various kinds. Therefore, any meaningful effort to combat or reduce the upsurge in criminal and violent activities must also seek to address the problem at its origin the individuals who engage in these activities. In November 2016, the Jamaican government committed to the elimination of violence against children at the launch of the 'Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children' campaign in Kingston. How did you find out your partner was cheating? Put an end to crime and violence | Letters | Jamaica Gleaner 2009. Her studies concluded that early adversity and constant exposure to trauma harm the developing brains and bodies of children and, if not addressed, will adversely affect their health once they become adults, and have devastating results on our public health care system and society at large.