Transformative Learning With Mexican Cartel Members
An Exploration of Organized Crime Through Participatory Action Research in Prison
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21373232 |
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| Authors | Rebecca Danielle Strickland (0000-0002-2410-0650, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, corresponding author), Danielle Strickland (Department of Psychology, Education, and Health, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO), Tlaquepaque, México) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 661-678 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Prison Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-8855 • E-ISSN: 1552-7522 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00328855241278320 |
| OpenAlex | W4402616005 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
This article considers transformative education in prison as a tool to address cartel violence in Mexico. It begins by examining how the rise of democracy in Mexico is partially responsible for the expansion of organized crime. Data from a participatory action research project with twelve men incarcerated for cartel-related crimes is then used to explore the violence plaguing Mexico. Results emphasize the relevance of structural disparities and stigma as sociocultural barriers that favor the empowerment of organized crime. The article closes with reflections regarding the challenges for prison education in a country where cartels have significant control over the government
Action (physics) · Action learning · Action research · Business · Cartel · Citizen journalism · Cooperative learning · Criminology · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Political science · Prison · Public relations · Sociology · Teaching method · Transformative learning · Adult and Continuing Education Topics · Community Health and Development · Law · Participatory Visual Research Methods
| Highly cited | No |
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