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Studies on violence linked to criminal organizations have focused mainly on the observation of structural factors, such as the conditions of illegal markets and the conflict between criminal groups and the Armed Forces. Most of these analyzes have used quantitative methodologies and aggregated data. While in the case of qualitative designs, it has mostly been limited to presenting empirical results. This essay, based on extensive experience in the field, aims to develop holistic analyzes based on three lines for the study of criminal violence in local contexts: levels, dimensions and mechanisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In 2015, the Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) reported that Mexico ranked as the seventh deadliest country in the world for being a journalist. The CPJ's main indicator was the number of journalists murdered in the course of exercising their profession. Using the CIDE's Drug Policy Program data base, the author undertakes a descriptive analysis of journalists' deaths. He seeks to develop a taxonomy of the types of deaths of these professionals in Mexico and to identify the growth of homicide rates for journalists linked to the fields of crime and politics. Finally, he proposes an analytical model to research manners of death. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]