The webinar was attended by:
- Rodrigo Serrano-Berthet, The IDB's Senior Specialist in Citizen Security and Justice at the IDB.
- Amanda Glassman, Executive Advisor to the President of the IDB.
- Joana Monteiro, Director of the Center of Applied Sciences for Public Security, FGV (Brazil).
- Cynthia Lum, Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Criminal Policy, George Mason University (USA).
On this occasion, the aforementioned experts discussed a series of solutions related to the challenges and opportunities for expanding the systematic use of evidence in the process of formulating, implementing and evaluating security and justice policies and programs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). More specifically, discussions were focused on 3 main questions: 1. "How can we stimulate the production of evidence on citizen security and justice through scientific research in LAC?"; 2. "How can we encourage the translation of evidence to make it easier for decision makers and practitioners in LLAC to acquire this knowledge and act on it?"; and 3. "How can we encourage the demand for evidence by police agencies, public ministries, courts, prison systems, and municipal and state governments in LAC?".
Watch the video to learn about the initiatives and debates of the event!
Video guide (minute by minute):
- 00:00:00 – Opening (Rodrigo Serrano).
- 00:10:12 – Beginning of the first discussion among the speakers (question 01 - how to expand and qualify the supply of evidence).
- 00:12:34 – 1st Participation Cynthia Lum.
- 00:20:20 – 1st Participation Joana Monteiro.
- 00:28:51 – 1st Participation Amanda Glassman.
- 00:43:25 – Beginning of the second discussion among the speakers (questions 02 and 03 - how to increase translation and demand for evidence and applied scientific research in the area of security and justice).
- 00:44:03 – 2nd Participation Cynthia Lum.
- 00:53:11 – 2nd Participation Joana Monteiro.
- 00:59:47 – 2nd Participation Amanda Glassman.
- 01:02:50 – Closing (Rodrigo Serrano).