Un Cuerpo Unido:

Transforming the Judicial System in Honduras to

Improve Effectiveness and Access

Team 1:Ariel Falconer, Karen Foo, Liz Nerad, Kim Principe,

Tess Timmes

Agenda

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Violence & Justice in Honduras

Theory of Change

Un Cuerpo Unido: 3 Pronged Approach

Implementation Plans, Monitoring and Evaluation

Funding Sources and Expected Returns

The causes of violence are multi-faceted; multi-national programs are currently working to address many of them. There is still a need address judicial effectiveness. This is where our solution will intervene to reduce violence in Honduras.

Root Causes of Violence in Honduras

Gun Violen

ce

Impunity

Drug Trafficking

Corruption

Lack of Youth

Empowerment

Lack of Economic

Development

Police Security

CARSI

Military Police

Plan for the Alliance of Prosperity

Ineffective Judicial Processe

s

Only 1% of violent crimes result in a conviction.1

The people of Honduras distrust their justice system.

This facilitates self-executed justice and violence.

The majority of homicides (70+%) are non-gang related.2

This illustrates a culture of violence.

Exposure to violence leads to poor mental health outcomes and impaired physical & cognitive development.3

Interpersonal violence is the third leading cause of death in Honduras.4

A Culture of Violence Permeates Throughout Honduras

Honduran distrust in the judicial system facilitates self-executed violent justice. This culture of violence causes poor mental health outcomes and impaired physical and cognitive development.

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Theory of Change

Societal

Community

Interpersonal

Individual

Societal

Community

Interpersonal

Individual

The intervention will intervene at all levels of Socio-Ecologic Model by focusing on strengthening the foundation the judicial system and improving access to the community.

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1. Strengthen the foundation of the judicial system

2. Provide critical transparency to the community

3. Improve access

Quality Improvement

Transparency

Accessibility

Quality Improvement experts collaborate with judicial professionals to improve effectiveness of judicial processes.

Platform to follow cases through and restore transparency to the process maintained by observatory.

Community committees are designed to bridge the gap between the judicial processes and the community members who need to use it.

Un Cuerpo Unido

This 3 step approach will:

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Quality Improvement and Effectiveness: Judicial System

Gun Related Violent Act

Quality Improvement specialist will work with enforcement officers to identify and address quality improvement areas.

Quality Improvement expert will work with prosecution to identify and address quality improvement areas.

The number of trials, and convictions will serve as a measurement indicator.

Deterrence effect of a functioning judicial system will decrease crime.

Arrests, & Evidence Collection

Prosecution

Trial, Conviction, & Sentencing

Criminal Jail

Based on deterrence theory, certainty of punishment is an effective deterrent to crime. The goal of the quality improvement process is to create an effective system that will make criminals aware that they will be punished for their crimes.

**Source

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Existing Online Platforms for Transparency in Honduras

Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information (No. 170-2006)

SIELHO: Electronic Information System of Honduras

Death Registry

Incidence by Municipality (Compiled Monthly)

SEPOL: Online System for Police Statistics

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Justice System Transparency Platform

Building on other transparency initiatives in Honduras, the Portal Contra Impundidad (PCI) will increase transparency and accountability of the Justice System in Honduras, showing a commitment to its citizens. Transparency Advocacy AccountabilityPortal Features:

• Case updates• SMS updates

Dashboard with:• Number of

trials• Conviction

rates• Case status

• Investigation

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Anti-Violence Task Force – Improving Access

Crisis Intervention & Community

Outreach

• Community-based policing

• Crisis intervention training

• Facilitate access to resources

Implementation of Best Practices

• Development• Documentation• Dissemination

Streamlining Communication

• Transparency platform

• Regular intra- and inter-Task Force Meetings

• Reporting to Secretary of Health

Community-based, multidisciplinary Anti-Violence Task Forces will serve as vehicles to:1. Restore public trust2. Improve access to the judicial process

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Anti-Violence Task Force – Improving Access

Task Force Representatives

Task ForcePolice

Community LeadersMental Health RespondersLegal Aid

High Risk Barrios

Secretary of Health

Tegucigalpa San Pedro Sula

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Un Cuerpo Unido: Implementation & Evaluation Plan

▪ Deter crime and reduce rate of gun-related homicide

▪ Increased judicial effectiveness, transparency, and communication Increased trust and engagement in judicial system

▪ Increased linkages to social services and judicial system

2015 2017 2020 2025

▪ Hire Quality Improvement Specialists to engage with Enforcement Officers and Prosecution

▪ Build interface to show trial and case information. Enable SMS messaging.

▪ Establish and train Task Force members.

▪ Monitor number of trials, convictions, and community feedback to assess QI success. Repeat process

▪ Evaluate transparency of platform through SMS engagement

▪ Share best practices across communities through Task Force and scale up to include additional barrios

Medium Term Long TermResources ▪ Identify quality improvement areas and implement solutions for enforcement and prosecution

▪ Communicate platform availability to citizens through Community Task Force

▪ Engage community through Task Force and increase access to the judicial system

Short Term

Process Outcomes• # of page views for platform• # of SMS messages sent• Increase in # cases with evidence

for trial

Impact Indicators• Increased trust in judicial system • 5% annual increase in # of arrests that result in

convictions• % reduction in gun-related homicide rate

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Monitoring and Evaluation

Risks and Remediation Strategies

Judicial Quality Improvement1.

Political Environment Opposing Change Government commitment to transparency

through AJS partnership

Transparency Portal2.

Under Utilization

Improved communication via SMS and Task Force

Anti-ViolenceTask Force3.

Low Participation from Fear of Retaliation Majority of violence is non-gang related

Judicial Intervention Focus

4.Reliance on Additional Programs

Plan for Propserity signed March 2015 with multi-national support

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Funding Sources and Expected Returns

$91.6M

$18.3M

$13.2 M

$7.4M Health (1%)

Security (2%)

5-Year Budget

Yearly Budget

$8.904B

Reduction in Violence

5%

5.03%

$450M

Return on Investment

SavingsGDP Lost

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$25.1 M

$10 M$42.3

M

$10.9 M

Quality Improvement

QI scale-up

Portal

Task Force

Conclusion

365 lives

per year

Conclusion

1,825 lives

over five-year period

Questions

Appendix

Young Boys (1-10

years)

Adolescent Males (10-15 years)

Educated Young

Men (15-25 Years)

Un-Educated

Young Men (15-25 Years)

Adult males in cycle of violence

(25+ years)

Suffer mental health issues from violence, idolize gang members who have power, no preventative or acute care being given

Exposed to Violence in Honduras“At risk” population to enter cycle of violence

Have few exit options from gangs (“lady and child” or strong commitment to faith)- If they want to leave Have children who they expose to violence as young boys

Join gangs as “leaders” In search of stability, money, power, “machismo” attitude

Join gangs as “footmen” In search of stability, money, power, “machismo” attitude

Cycle of Violence

Appendix

Available Funds Calculation from Honduras Budget FY2015

Honduras Budget % $

Total Budget 100% $8,400,000,000

Health 8.80% $739,200,000

Security 6.50% $546,000,000

Health (1% towards plan) 1% $7,392,000

Security (2% towards plan) 2% $10,920,000

Yearly total $18,312,000

5 year total $91,560,000

Appendix: Lessons from Guatemala

2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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CARSI's Effect on Homicide and Conviction Rates in Guatemala

Homicide Convic-tion Rate (%)

Homicide Rate (per 100,000)

YearSource: Departamento del Sistema de Informático del Control de

la Investigación del Ministerio Público (SICOMP) Guatemala

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Change (%)

Conviction Rates % 2.9 3.4 5.6 7.8 8.2 5.3Homicide Rates (100,000) 43 40 39 37 37

14%

Herbert Kritzer: 1977• Certainty of

imprisonment has a greater effect than severity of punishment on murder rate reduction

Deterrence Theory

An effective judicial system will increase certainty of imprisonment

Charles Tittle: 1969• Certainty of

imprisonment deters crime