CRIMLA Kriminalitet i Latin-Amerika

• Marco, Martin Hernan Di & Pérez, Gustavo Fondevila (2026). The Family at the Core: Neutralization and Narratives in Latin American Homicides. International Criminology. ISSN 2662-9976. doi: 10.1007/s43576-026-00235-2. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  This paper analyzes the narratives of homicide perpetrators across three Latin American countries, focusing on the ways in which they construct the moral meaning of harm. Bridging neutralization theory and narrative criminology, it examines how perpetrators in Latin America construct stories centered on familial harm. Thematic analysis was conducted on interviews with 27 cisgender men and women convicted of homicide in Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia. First, homicide was often reframed, minimized, or interpreted primarily in terms of its relational consequences. Second, perpetrators commonly portrayed their own families as the unfair victims of the crime, reconfiguring rather than simply deflecting responsibility away from themselves and sometimes toward the state. Third, the suffering of the victim’s family was depicted as both an inevitable consequence of the act and a profound, enduring rupture extending beyond the immediate loss, disrupting emotional well-being and social relationships. We argue that these narratives constitute a culturally embedded form of moral displacement, in which responsibility is not simply denied or neutralized, but reorganized around harm to the families. We further suggest that cognitive-behavioral interventions should not only emphasize the acceptance of responsibility but also attend to the forms of harm that perpetrators themselves identify. Recognizing the suffering of their own families may open an additional analytical lens for understanding processes of reflection and relational desistance, with local reintegration programs potentially benefiting from engaging with family ties rather than focusing solely on guilt or confession.

• Marco, Martín Hernán Di & Evans, Dabney P. (2025). Flying under and through the radar: Tactics used by intimate partner femicide perpetrators to evade interventions. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice. ISSN 1756-0616. 82, s. 100767–100767. doi: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2025.100767. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Sandberg, Sveinung & Presser, Lois (2025). Criminología narrativa: inspiraciones teóricas y enfoques metodológicos. Revista CENIPEC. ISSN 0798-9202. 36, s. 121–157. doi: http:/www.saber.ula.ve/handle/123456789/51605. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  La criminología narrativa es una perspectiva relativamente reciente que explica la acción criminal y otros actos dañinos a través de las narrativas que las personas construyen. Su premisa central es que estas narrativas no solo legitiman y motivan el daño, sino que también pueden contribuir a su resistencia o desistimiento. Este artículo explora la criminología narrativa desde una doble perspectiva: teórica y metodológica. En el plano teórico, sitúa esta corriente dentro de un marco conceptual amplio. En el plano metodológico, presenta cuatro enfoques distintos para el análisis narrativo: temático, estructural, performativo y dialógico. Para ilustrar la aplicación de estos enfoques, el artículo examina la narrativa de una entrevista con Mateo, un hombre recluido en un centro penitenciario en México, en el marco del proyecto de investigación CRIMLA (Crimen en América Latina).

• Olivares, Nancy Gutiérrez; Goyes, David & Sandberg, Sveinung (2025). Familism and Family Violence in Mexico. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. ISSN 0886-2605. 41(5-6), s. 1174–1195. doi: 10.1177/08862605251319009. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Families are integral to the organization of Mexican society. In a context where the State is absent or weak, the family serves as a social safety net and is pivotal for everything from housing to paid work. As the structural backbone of Mexican society, the family exists within a widespread cultural representation denominated as familism, often characterized by a culture of conflict avoidance, tight relationships, mutual support, and self-sacrifice for the well-being of the family. In other words, the family contributes to a more harmonious society. But organizing society around the family also has a shadow side. Using data from repeat interviews with 50 incarcerated persons in Mexico, we show how family dynamics and the associated culture of familism are tied to abusive domestic relationships—phenomena that are critical to understanding family violence in Mexico. We explore the many links between familism and family violence by an in-depth look at four closely intertwined familism processes that facilitate victimization: preventing victims from disclosing family violence; preventing the family from denouncing violence against one of its members; the victim remaining with the family despite the abuse; and the victim being forced to remain in abusive relationships. These four ways that family structures play into victimization within the family are not exclusive to Mexico or other countries shaped historically by familism, but the cultural and discursive structures of familism amplify them.

• Sandberg, Sveinung & Tutenges, Sébastien (2025). What Good Can Stories Do? I Presser, Lois; Fleetwood, Jennifer & Sandberg, Sveinung (Red.), Narrating Justice and Hope. How Good Stories Counter Crime and Harm. New York University Press. ISSN 9781479824496. s. 19–40. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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• Marco, Martín Hernán Di (2025). Narratives of Femicide Perpetrators in Latin America. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783031973673. 240 s. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-97367-3. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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• Marco, Martin Hernan Di (2025). Femicides Across A Region. Narrated Emotions In Latin America. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Sandberg, Sveinung (2025). Crime in Latin America. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Sandberg, Sveinung (2025). Rett til kaffen: Kriminalitet i Latin-Amerika. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Skardhamar, Torbjørn (2025). Conducting surveys in a hard place. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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