Homicidas juveniles en Bogotá, estudio de grupos focales / Young murderers in Bogotá, a focus groups study
Rev. Fac. Med. (Bogotá)
; 63(3): 389-398, jul.-sep. 2015. ilus, tab
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RESUMEN
Antecedentes. La violencia ha sido declarada un problema de salud pública mundial. En los últimos años, se ha visto un incremento alarmante de la violencia causada por adolescentes, reflejado en indicadores como el número de homicidios. Los adolescentes son victimarios y víctimas de muchos de estos actos violentos. Colombia no escapa a este fenómeno -donde el homicidio es la principal manera de muerte violenta- y se cuenta con pocos estudios en población homicida juvenil. Objetivo. Explorar comportamientos asociados a cometer homicidio en jóvenes escolarizados y población no escolarizada. Materiales y métodos. Estudio cualitativo mediante técnica de grupos focales. Resultados. Se encontró como el factor de riesgo más implicado la disponibilidad y uso de armas. Otros factores de riesgo afectan la disposición del joven homicida para tener un comportamiento criminal y las estrategias de control que son elegidas por el individuo. Dichos factores son apreciados de maneras distintas por los jóvenes homicidas y los no homicidas. Conclusión. Este estudio arroja información clave que puede ser utilizada en el diseño e implementación de estrategias para enfrentar el homicidio juvenil como problema de salud pública.
ABSTRACT
Background. Violence has been declared as a public health problem in the world. In the last years, there has been an alarming increase of the violence caused by adolescents. This has been reflected in several indicators as the number of homicides. Adolescents are both criminals and victims of many of these violent acts. Colombia has not escaped this phenomenon -being homicide its main way of violent death- and there is little specific data on juvenile homicidal population. Objective. To explore likely risk factors linked to homicide committed by two young populations a schooled one and non-schooled one. Materials and methods. A qualitative study of two focus groups one composed by young murderers and another by young non-murderers. Results. Studies show that the main risk factor is the access to and the use of weapons. Other risk factors affect the young's murder disposition to develop a criminal behaviour and the control strategies chosen by them. Such factors are interpreted in different ways by young murderers and non-murderers. Conclusions. This study gives important data which can be used in order to design and establish strategies to handle juvenile murder as a public health issue.
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Language:
Es
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Rev. Fac. Med. (Bogotá)
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2015
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Article