Cause Of Death In Puerto Rico

The Department of Health of Puerto Rico release of mortality in 2013 shows a homicide rate of 25.0 compare to 29.8 in 2011. Although a decrease occurred for 2013, in 2004 – 2008 homicide rank number 11 as a cause of death, but from 2011- 2013 made up position 7, and the first source of those homicide was drug trafficking, counting for about 60%. The easy access to the island has contributed to an increase of drugs and guns that later on are brought to USA. Nevertheless, how this entrance propagates to easily become the main cause? That’s where the others factors come to place, as everything needed to create a drug war zone is evident in Puerto Rico. Unfortunately, this recession that started around 2008, which was cause due to a move from …show more content…
As recently as last year 10 police officers were arrested due to taking bribe and 100 officers have been arrested in the past five years on corruption charges. (Fox News, 2016) This is a shocking number for a country that is in deep violent crime waters. Execrably, the low salary (in between 27k to 31k) paid to police officers, grounds unsatisfactory service by many officers, or simply they become part of the statistics of corruption. Is important to recognize that many police officers from the 17,000 count in 2012, do an excellent job by trying their best with the limited resources available to combat crime. However, the action of those tainted has damage the image of the Police Department among citizens producing distrust and a factor that affect crime …show more content…
Coming from Puerto Rico, been raised and live there for 19 years, and although I have been out for a long time, I still travel constantly and I get to see how the following theories can apply to the problem. The lifestyle theories, high risk and criminal lifestyles are both seen in Puerto Rican population. Is not only about the homicide, but also the high rate of other criminal acts, drug consumption and out at night’s danger what makes this theory applicable. Likewise, deviant theory with a poverty over 40%, transient neighborhood, high crime, drug and alcohol addicts and others are a real attest of this theory. In the case of police officers committing corruption, perhaps behavioral theory is applicable, as rewards of corruption and taking illegal risks seems higher than punishment. Foremost, social structure theory, the chaos Puerto Rico is living in, the economic recession, high crime, high level of poverty, hopelessness and despair makes this theory more applicable than any