“Jamaica has fallen from one of the more corrupt countries in the Americas to one of the least,” according to a recent USAID study. Interestingly, it was a violent situation centered around one of the country's most powerful drug lords that is credited with the new emphasis on community policing and fighting corruption. Although drug trafficking may be moving back to the Caribbean, Jamaica seems to be protecting itself well (story, slideshow):
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/18/world/americas/jamaica-fights-to-break-grip-of-violent-past.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0&hp
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