The document discusses incarcerating youth in Mexico. It notes that the average age of incarcerated youth is 17, many did not finish schooling, come from low-income families earning less than 7,000 pesos, and live in risky environments. A study found that in Mexico as of last September there were 6,144 incarcerated adolescents, with 36.8% imprisoned for homicide, 27.8% for robbery, and 18.2% for acts against liberty. The document argues that minor crimes like theft or blackmail may warrant freedom for minors, but major crimes like murder, torture, or rape should not lead to incarceration as prison could traumatize youth or turn them to severe behaviors. A new
The document discusses incarcerating youth in Mexico. It notes that the average age of incarcerated youth is 17, many did not finish schooling, come from low-income families earning less than 7,000 pesos, and live in risky environments. A study found that in Mexico as of last September there were 6,144 incarcerated adolescents, with 36.8% imprisoned for homicide, 27.8% for robbery, and 18.2% for acts against liberty. The document argues that minor crimes like theft or blackmail may warrant freedom for minors, but major crimes like murder, torture, or rape should not lead to incarceration as prison could traumatize youth or turn them to severe behaviors. A new
The document discusses incarcerating youth in Mexico. It notes that the average age of incarcerated youth is 17, many did not finish schooling, come from low-income families earning less than 7,000 pesos, and live in risky environments. A study found that in Mexico as of last September there were 6,144 incarcerated adolescents, with 36.8% imprisoned for homicide, 27.8% for robbery, and 18.2% for acts against liberty. The document argues that minor crimes like theft or blackmail may warrant freedom for minors, but major crimes like murder, torture, or rape should not lead to incarceration as prison could traumatize youth or turn them to severe behaviors. A new
produnte to put young people in jail, that is why I have consulted several sources and in Mexico there are young people of 17 years on average, who did not finish studying, in risky environments and whose Families with incomes of less than 7,000 pesos make up the population of adolescent inmates in detention centers, according to the Reinserta organization. The Study of Risk Factors and Victimization, presented this Wednesday, indicates that until last September, in Mexico there were 6,144 adolescents in conflict with the law, of which 1,512 comply with a custodial measure. Of these, 36.8% are deprived of liberty for homicide, 27.8% for robbery and 18.2% for acts against liberty.
now it is to give the minor freedom only the
case of minor crimes such as: theft, blackmail or kidnapping, but already in the case of major or very serious crimes such as murder, torture, rape, disappearance, flawed processes, murder, prison and repression. It would be more than being educated in prison because of the risk of severe trauma, revengeful behavior or insanity, it would be dangerous to send them to school. this is very common in young hitmen, who kill for money, the truth is that I do not agree that they put them in jail there should be an organization to deal with this type of case