Corrections

Prisons: problems and challenges for the Americas
www.flacso.cl/flacso/documentos/rss2008_4_ingles.pdf

This report, produced by FLASCO Chile, offers statistical information and tables on numerous prisons concerns in the Latin American region. Some countries and areas examined are the Andean Region, Brazil, the Caribbean, Central America, Colombia, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, South America, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela and more.

Corruption & Fraud

Anti-Corruption Database
www.oas.org/juridico/spanish/redesinteramericanas/institu/instituciones.htm

"This link collection (only available in Spanish) is ordered according to the regional geography of the Americas. It contains links to various government institutions, NGOs and commercial enterprises concerned with curbing corruption. The site is easy to navigate with nice icons and annotations for each link, and with well-organized links to the institutions and organizations in some of the member countries."

Research & Statistics

ECLAC - Social Panorama of Latin (2008)
www.eclac.cl/publicaciones/xml/3/34733/PSI2008-SintesisLanzamiento.pdf

This report, produced by United Nation's Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), includes analysis of poverty, social exclusion and unequal income distribution, and youth and family violence in Latin America: the social agenda and inclusive approaches.