Juvenile Delinquency in the Context of Organized Crime in Mexico: A Systematic Review

In 2007, Mexico implemented a strategy to combat drug trafficking through military intervention, after which a significant increase in homicides, mainly among young men, was observed and linked to structural problems as well as organized crime, especially the recruitment of youth, with adolescents b...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Leal Mena, Eva María, Iáñez-Domínguez, Antonio
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO)
Repositorio:RIO. Repositorio Institucional Olavide
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:rio.upo.es:10433/20600
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20600
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Adolescent
Organized crime
Recruitment
Victim
Juvenile delinquency
Mexico
Descrição
Resumo:In 2007, Mexico implemented a strategy to combat drug trafficking through military intervention, after which a significant increase in homicides, mainly among young men, was observed and linked to structural problems as well as organized crime, especially the recruitment of youth, with adolescents being particularly vulnerable. Through a systematic review of the literature from 2013 to 2022, we have compiled the reported factors influencing the recruitment of adolescents by organized crime in Mexico and conducted a metasynthesis of the data according to the multiple levels that affect adolescents: individual, family, community, cultural, and social. This research has shown that many of the factors reported are interrelated and need to be studied holistically. In addition, many of the factors are common to other forms of juvenile delinquency, but the main difference is the presence of organized crime itself in the community and culture.