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Jeremy McDermott

Why Crime is on the Rise in Venezuela

August 15, 2013Conflict & Justice

One of the big issues in Venezuela’s presidential election campaign is rising crime. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from Jeremy McDermott of InSightCrime, a group that studies organized crime in the Americas.

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