Paid Killing in Costa Rica: A Sociological Exploration
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| 格式: | artículo original |
| 状态: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2025 |
| 实物特征: | The study analyzes the characteristics of paid killing in Costa Rica, addressing a phenomenon that has received little attention in the national academic literature. Using a novel approach that examines multiple actors and their complex relationships, the study moves beyond a focus solely on economic ties between intellectual and material perpetrators. Methodologically, it utilizes judgment of convictions, an unexplored data source that provides exclusive information and mitigates security risks. The findings identify two main categories of paid killing: those linked to criminal networks and those arising from conflicts among non-criminal actors. Both categories share characteristics such as a predominance of male perpetrators and the use of firearms, though they differ in aspects like criminal history and involvement of victims and perpetrators in illicit activities. These findings underscore the complexity of the phenomenon and highlight the need to address both its shared and distinctive elements to design effective interventions. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| 机构: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/65248 |
| 在线阅读: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/anuario/article/view/65248 |
| Palabra clave: | paid killing organized crime interpersonal conflict violence criminal justice Costa Rica homicidios crimen organizado conflictos interpersonales violencia justicia penal |