Violent Crimes Committeed by Juveniles in Mexico

• Autores: Elena Azaola
• Localización: The Palgrave Handbook of Criminology and the Global South / Kerry Carrington (ed. lit.), Russell Hogg (ed. lit.), John Scott (ed. lit.), Máximo Sozzo (ed. lit.), 2018, ISBN 978-3-319-65020-3, págs. 551-567
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This chapter is based on an original study of 730 young people detained in Mexico, which aimed to understand the correlation between vulnerability and violence in a group of juveniles between 14 and 18 years of age imprisoned for having committed serious crimes in Mexico. The study surveyed and gathered the testimonies of 730 adolescents in detention centers in 17 Mexican states. The surveyed population represents almost a fifth (19 percent) of the total population of adolescents imprisoned in Mexico. The study analyzes three types of violent crimes found among the three distinct categories of teenagers interviewed: those who were part of organized crime (35 percent), those who were part of gangs (27 percent) and those who committed crimes due to interpersonal conflicts (38 percent).