The ones they've found reaffirm the old saying: 'Childhood is destiny', a statement that sounds obvious from being heard so often, but reality shows that it's not taken seriously.

Until a few years ago, it was believed that extreme violence originated in physical or sexual abuse. 'New studies show that emotional neglect also has a significant influence', explains Dr. Israel Castillo, a psychologist specializing in childhood trauma, who has worked for more than 15 years with adolescents who have committed crimes such as rape, kidnapping, and murder.

These adolescents, he says, suffered 'emotional neglect' in their early years. That is, they didn't have an attachment figure who made them feel safe, who showed them interest. Even if their parents lived with them, they were emotionally absent.

The issue goes beyond having neglected children: it creates human beings with a greater predisposition to violence, because 'Emotional neglect', or 'lack of attachment' causes alterations in the brain, specifically in the right orbitofrontal cortex, an area that specializes in recognizing the emotions of others through facial expressions; it also regulates impulse and emotional control.

In these cases, it has been found that the neural connections in the orbitofrontal cortex of the brain do not form correctly. Children with attachment problems do not have the necessary ‘neurological wiring’ to bond appropriately with another human being. That is why they have a greater predisposition to be violent,” the specialist explains. (http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/primera/36574.html). “El Universal Newspaper of Mexico”.

If this predisposition is combined with an environment where there is drug use, violence, and an apology for drug trafficking and hitmen, then 'you have a ticking time bomb; you have the perfect environment for these children to end up committing crimes'.