Citation

Vazquez Romero LD. Univ. Psychol. 2012; 11(4): 1105-1114.

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(Copyright © 2012, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Facultad de Psicología)

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Abstract

This paper presents an overview about modifications in Juvenile Justice in Mexico, for this aim are mentioned main streams in penal, welfares and guarantees areas, putting attention to current discussion on strengthen punishment in the juvenile population. Furthermore, the author present a retrospective statistical analysis between 1980 to 2007, for answer the questions, Has changed the juvenile offender's criminal profile of the 80's to our times? and Is there evidence suggesting that these changes are related to organized crime?. The results show that the juvenile offender's criminal profile has changed with linkage of crimes against health, murder and theft, coupled with increased vulnerability to cooptation by organized crime, thus leaving open the debate on the nature of the impact that such organizations have and their offer of life for our youth. KW: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency;