Poverty and Deparment Delinquency in Colombia (2003-2007)

Abstract

The document analyzes the existent relationship among delinquency and poverty in Colombian departments during time period 2003 – 2007. Its starting point is the consideration of crimes that affect democratic security policy and public safety such as common delinquency, through a multivariate covariance analysis (MANCOVA). The pattern to arrange this situation shows the existent relationship among felony, poverty and territory considering its location in regional and national context.