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THE CITIZEN SECURITY AND JUSTICE

PROGRAMME III – A STRATEGIC SHIFT

“Building clients’ capacities for problem solving and taking responsibility for

their action is essential for sustained behaviour change”

CCMOs, CSJP Central Region

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP) is implemented through the Programme

Execution Unit (PEU) of the Ministry of National Security (MNS) and was conceived by the
Government of Jamaica (GoJ) in conjunction with the Inter-American Development

Bank (IDB). In September 2001, Phase 1 of the programme (CSJP I) commenced with
financing provided by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). By Phase II (CSJP II)

of the programme, other international development partners, the UK Department for
International Development (DFID) and the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and

Development (DFATD) of Canada, later changed to Global Affairs Canada, joined the
IDB in providing it with financial support.

Being a multifaceted crime and violence prevention initiative of the MNS, the CSJP’s

main focus is building community safety and security. The Programme provides crime and
violence prevention services to 50 vulnerable and volatile communities spanning eight

parishes. The targeted communities are spread across three regions: namely, the Kingston
Metropolitan Area (KMA) with 23 communities; the Central Region with 13 communities

across the parishes of St. Catherine, Clarendon, St. Ann and St. Mary; and the Western
Region consisting of 14 communities across St. James and Westmoreland.

The general objective of the Programme is to enhance citizen security and justice in

Jamaica in the target communities while the specific objectives are to: (i) improve
behaviours for non-violent conflict resolution; (ii) increase local labour market attachment

among youth; and (iii) increase access to effective community and alternative justice
services delivered through the Ministry of Justice.

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