Abstract

PENA PH.D, Jesús  and  GARCIA-MENDOZA, Enrique. Circuit children and adolescents: between precariousness and the border, Mexico. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2019, vol.17, n.2, pp.240-261. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.17211.

In this study the authors explore the factors that promote the involvement of children and adolescences in illicit labor markets in Mexico’s northern border region. The study analyses cases from the population known as circuit children and adolescents. The research includes bibliographic, hemerographic, and statistical analyses, as well as the application of social development indicators in one of the regions that has the highest concentration of cases. The study also included interviews with key informants who provide institutional assistance to this population. The authors conclude that there are multiple factors that contribute to the insertion of minors in illicit labor markets. These can be traced to geographic conditions and a lack of social development that has an inclusive vision for children and adolescents.

Keywords : Social development; organized crime; childhood; international migration; adolescence; border; Mexico..

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