Programs of Opportunities and Rights in the state of Rio Grande do Sul

implementation

The program¿s general objective is to help reduce the high rates of violent crime among young people ages 15 to 24 in the cities of ALV, POA, and VIA in Rio Grande do Sul, by comprehensively addressing risk and geographic factors, combined with population-specific targeting of the interventions.30 The specific objectives are to: (i) improve participation by at-risk adolescents and youth in the education system and labor market; (ii) increase the effectiveness of local policing; (iii) reduce the rate of recidivism among youth offenders; and (iv) improve the coordination of crime prevention and control services targeting young people at high risk.