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“When will this crime and violence end!” this is the cry echoed by the many enraged, “fed-up” and outraged citizens of Jamaica. Jamaica is a small Caribbean island of just over 2.5 million people and it’s known to have one of the worst murder rates in the world. In 2004 and 2005 Jamaica was recorded as having the highest murder rate in the world as stated by Wikipedia. As reported by Amnesty Organization Jamaica had around 1500 homicides in 2007 alone. This ruthless, ongoing rampage of Crime and Violence has left the citizens of Jamaica searching for answers and the Jamaican system, which includes the Government as well as the education system, is not making any progress to drastically reduce the huge number of killings. There need to be an immediate revamping, reorganizing and reshaping of the System if this crime and violence is going to end. Youth unemployment, poverty, corruption and poor education are just a few of a long list of causes of this heart wrenching epidemic in Jamaica. Some of the harmful effects include economic instability, separation of communities into warring groups and loss of investment opportunities. Most of the crime and violence which occur in Jamaica is related to gang activity. Most of these gangs are made up of young boys who desire to have a sense of belonging and purpose in life. The educational system in Jamaica needs to understand that it’s not only about teaching math and English but it’s also about teaching and instilling in children that they are special and that they have self worth and purpose in life. The government of Jamaica needs to provide more jobs for young people. Many young men, as early as 17, turn to crime and violence because they are unemployed and they see it as a means of getting “quick cash”. The Government also needs to implement a long term effective public security plan so as to protect individual’s rights and to prevent corruption and discrimination within the force. The Jamaican Government also needs to call for international help to assist in reducing the crime and violence in Jamaica and it needs to be done now.



“When will this crime and violence end!” this is the cry echoed by the many enraged, “fed-up” and outraged citizens of Jamaica. Jamaica is a small Caribbean island of just over 2.5 million people and it has one of the worst murder rates in the world. In 2004 and 2005 Jamaica was recorded as having the highest murder rate in the world. In 2008 alone, 1600 people were killed as a result of crime and violence in Jamaica. This ruthless, ongoing rampage of Crime and Violence as left the citizens of Jamaica searching for answers and the Jamaican system itself is not making any progress to find its cure. There need to be an immediate revamping, reorganizing and reshaping of the System if this crime and violence is going to end. Youth unemployment, Poverty, Corruption and poor education are just a few of a long list of causes of this heart wrenching epidemic in Jamaica. Some of the harmful effects include economic instability, separation of communities into warring factions, loss of investment opportunity and loss of personal and business income. Most of the crime and violence which occur in Jamaica is gang related. Most of these gangs are made up of young boys who desire and seek to have a sense of belonging and purpose in life. The educational system in Jamaica needs to understand that it’s not only about teaching math and english but also about teaching and instilling in children that they are special and they have self worth and purpose in life. The education system must accept that they have a parenting role that it has to play. The government of Jamaica needs to provide more jobs for young people. Many young men turn to crime and violence because they are unemployed and they see it as a means of getting “quick cash”. The Government also needs to implement a long term effective public security plan so as to protect individual’s rights and to prevent corruption and discrimination within the force. The Government also needs to call for international help and they need to do it now.