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Caribbean & Central America - April 2014 (ISSN 1741-4458)
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: The difficult task of reforming the penal code
After years of failed attempts at reforming the Dominican Republic (DR)’s penal code (CPP), the government led by President Danilo Medina now has in its hands a congressionally-approved initiative to overhaul the CPP, aimed at better combating the high levels of criminality and violence currently afflicting the country. While reducing crime and violence is one of the government’s main goals, Medina has hesitated to promulgate the initiative amid concerns expressed by civil society groups and even government officials regarding some of the proposed changes.
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