The Citizen Security and Justice Programme (CSJP II) will be expanded from 39 to 50 communities during this legislative year.
Under the programme, 500 'at-risk' youth will be provided with training
in construction skills in partnership with the Jamaica Defence Force
(JDF).
CSJP is a multi-faceted crime and violence prevention initiative of the
Ministry of National Security, which focuses on building community
safety and security.
The programme provides crime and violence-prevention services to
vulnerable and volatile communities, and conducts institutional
strengthening for the Ministry of National Security.
Following the completion of CSJP Phase 1 in December 2009, the programme
was expanded from 29 to 39 communities as a result of a merger with the
Ministry of National Security's Community Security Initiative (CSI),
another crime prevention initiative in January 2011.
CSJP II is jointly funded through a loan from the Inter-American
Development Bank (IDB) and a grant from the United Kingdom's Department
for International Development (DFID).
The programme currently serves 39 volatile and vulnerable communities in eight parishes.