The murder of a former Miss Venezuela and her husband in front of their 5-year-old daughter is drawing world attention to the phenomenal rise of crime in Venezuela, and leading many to wonder whether the crime epidemic is at least partly fueled by a government rhetoric that glorifies violence. Granted, Venezuela’s high crime rates are largely due to corrupt police forces, weak court systems that rarely send criminals to jail, and prisons that have become crime schools. In addition, a combination of declining school systems and cash government subsidies to the young have created a new generation of idle youths who neither study nor work, and who often end up as criminals. More...
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