Any type of violence used by organized crime to achieve its objectives (such as the control of territories, people, state institutions, etc.).
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Systematic Violence of Organized Crime in México: Consequences for Personal Development in Youth's Narrative
Reyna Faride Peña Castillo (Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mexico), Rocio Quintal López (Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (UADY), Mexico), and Javier Martin-Peña (Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain)
Copyright: © 2020
|Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1286-9.ch012
Abstract
This chapter has the aim to present an analysis of narrative in youths in the context of systematic violence as a product of organized crime, an expression that constitutes a negative indicator of their personal development, starting from the experiences of whom have lived through that violence in their environment. This is an exploratory analysis, accomplished through a discussion group made up of five youths from three states (Tamaulipas, Coahuila, and Estado de México), between ages of 21 and 23 years old, all social sciences university students. The results identified the explicit recognition of violence as a phenomenon distinct from relational or socio-political violence. Discussion emphasizes that through the application of community interventions that consider the citizen, especially youth, participation is necessary to reclaim peace and social equilibrium to aspire for a better regional and national development.