Abstract

Every year, thousands of innocent victims—often women—leave their communities individually and in silence to escape the direct and indirect violence that criminal organizations exert. We explore and catalog the coping strategies these victims implement during what we call individual displacement. Then, we analyze in-depth interviews with women in Mexico—a country going through a severe insecurity crisis—to illustrate how individual, familial, social, and institutional coping occurs. We conclude by discussing how making visible individual displacement and understanding coping strategies can help governmental and non-governmental organizations develop interventions aimed at helping women going through this harrowing experience.

摘要

每年，成千上万的无辜受害者（通常是妇女）默默地独自离开社区，以逃避犯罪组织施加的直接和间接暴力。我们探索并记录了这些受害者在我们所谓的个人流离失所期间实施的应对策略。然后，我们分析了对墨西哥（一个正在经历严重不安全危机的国家）女性的深入访谈，以说明个人、家庭、社会和机构的应对方式。最后，我们讨论了如何让个人流离失所可见并了解应对策略如何帮助政府和非政府组织制定旨在帮助妇女经历这一痛苦经历的干预措施。