NewsWhore
11-29-2007, 03:10 PM
Santo Domingo District Attorney Jose Hernandez Peguero has revealed that 80% of violent crimes reported in the last year were committed with a legally owned gun. In September 195 murders were reported, of which 131 were committed using a gun. The DA said that the number of violent crimes has gone down during 2007. Between January and September there were 1,487 violent deaths compared to 1,620 for the same period in 2006. Criminally motivated homicides were registered at 560 and other types of murder were registered at 924. Hernandez was speaking at the signing of an agreement between his office and the Technological Institute of Santo Domingo (INTEC) to launch a new course on "Alternative Conflict Resolution in Society." The plan is to train 30 mediators in barrios to prevent cases from reaching the courts. He explained that voluntary conflict resolution through alternative processes is longer lasting than solutions imposed by a court or a judge. "Our goal is that every barrio district office should have a conflict mediation center by next year," he said.
In related news, Diario Libre reports that in the last 20 days 39 suspected criminals have been killed during shootouts with police.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)
In related news, Diario Libre reports that in the last 20 days 39 suspected criminals have been killed during shootouts with police.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)