“…Specifically, they have depicted it as the domain of young men, often poor and uneducated, acting in surroundings of concentrated disadvantage and substance use, and in a cultural context that overemphasizes honor and masculinity (Briceño-León, 2008; Briceño-León & Zubillaga, 2002; Cruz, 1999; Doubova, Pámanes-González, Billings, & Torres-Arreola, 2007; Duque & Montoya, 2013; González-Pérez, Vega-López, Vega-López, Muñoz-De-La-Torre, & Cabrera-Pivaral, 2009; López, Híjar, Rascón, & Blanco, 1996; Neapolitan, 1994; Soo, 2011; Winton, 2004). The scarce research conducted in Mexico City suggests that this characterization is broadly accurate, as most homicides in previous decades were predominantly expressive in nature and mostly the result of brawls or altercations between young males acting on impulse and attempting to assert physical superiority (Azaola, 1997; Quiroz, 1957). This characterization is not necessarily particular to the Latin American or Mexican contexts.…”