Who Are those Convicted of Intentional Homicide in Mexico?

We present a preliminary profile of the murderer in Mexico. This is the first step in constructing an empirical knowledge and systematic base for the comparative study of violent offenders in the Latin American region. The total number of federal convicts for murder was compared with the total numbe...

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Main Author:	Carlos Vilata
Format:	Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede México 2015-01-01
Series:	Perfiles Latinoamericanos
Subjects:	homicidio delito estadística delictiva México
Online Access:	http://perfilesla.flacso.edu.mx/index.php/perfilesla/article/view/15

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spelling	doaj-b9db1e60aef747459fe2af71bba0f2862020-11-25T01:59:19ZspaFacultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede MéxicoPerfiles Latinoamericanos0188-76532309-49822015-01-01234515718010.18504/pl2345-157-20158Who Are those Convicted of Intentional Homicide in Mexico?Carlos Vilata0CIDEWe present a preliminary profile of the murderer in Mexico. This is the first step in constructing an empirical knowledge and systematic base for the comparative study of violent offenders in the Latin American region. The total number of federal convicts for murder was compared with the total number of convicts for other intentional crimes between 1997 and 2010. The study found that the total number of federal convicts for murder is comparatively small, highly varying and becoming less over time. About one third committed their crime overseas, mostly in the United States. Also, significantly higher proportions of married, college degrees, and professionals were found among convicts for murder.http://perfilesla.flacso.edu.mx/index.php/perfilesla/article/view/15homicidiodelitoestadística delictivaMéxico
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title	Who Are those Convicted of Intentional Homicide in Mexico?
title_short	Who Are those Convicted of Intentional Homicide in Mexico?
title_full	Who Are those Convicted of Intentional Homicide in Mexico?
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title_full_unstemmed	Who Are those Convicted of Intentional Homicide in Mexico?
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publisher	Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede México
series	Perfiles Latinoamericanos
issn	0188-7653 2309-4982
publishDate	2015-01-01
description	We present a preliminary profile of the murderer in Mexico. This is the first step in constructing an empirical knowledge and systematic base for the comparative study of violent offenders in the Latin American region. The total number of federal convicts for murder was compared with the total number of convicts for other intentional crimes between 1997 and 2010. The study found that the total number of federal convicts for murder is comparatively small, highly varying and becoming less over time. About one third committed their crime overseas, mostly in the United States. Also, significantly higher proportions of married, college degrees, and professionals were found among convicts for murder.
topic	homicidio delito estadística delictiva México
url	http://perfilesla.flacso.edu.mx/index.php/perfilesla/article/view/15
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Who Are those Convicted of Intentional Homicide in Mexico?

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