RT Journal Article
T1 Juvenile Delinquency in the Context of Organized Crime in Mexico: A Systematic Review
A1 Leal Mena, Eva María
A1 Iáñez-Domínguez, Antonio
K1 Adolescent
K1 Organized crime
K1 Recruitment
K1 Victim
K1 Juvenile delinquency
K1 Mexico
AB 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 itselfin the community and culture.
PB Sage
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20600
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/20600
LA en
NO International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 0(0)
NO Universidad Pablo de Olavide
DS RIO
RD May 22, 2026