About the project
Citizen Security Forum is an initiative dedicated to examining crime and violence globally, aiming to identify solutions to these challenges.
Our mission is to research, analyze, and clarify issues from a new and approachable viewpoint, while upholding academic standards.
We invite you to engage our project and would love to hear from you if you're interested in joining this effort.
Team
Carlos Munoz Burgos
Founder
Carlos is a citizen security and conflict reduction specialist with more than 15 years of experience. He has managed several multimillion citizen security and youth violence prevention projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as in North Africa. He has designed and written successful proposals, projects, evaluations, and studies for donors, academic institutions, and international organizations. Carlos has presented on youth violence prevention at international forums and academic institutions, and has been consulted on violent extremism and crime and violence prevention by diplomatic missions, think tanks, nongovernmental organizations, and governments. He has provided support to governments in the development of national crime and violence prevention plans and policies, as well as in recommending prisoner rehabilitation and reinsertion strategies. An enthusiast for research, he has received awards and grants for his work, including the Harold Davis Memorial Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Latin American Studies. He holds an MS in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University and a BA in Economics and in International Studies from American University.
