Police reform in Mexico : informal politics and the challenge of institutional change / Daniel M. Sabet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sabet, Daniel M., 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police administration--Mexico.

Police administration.

Police--Mexico.

Police.

Police professionalization--Mexico.

Police professionalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford Politics and Policy, an imprint of Stanford University Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The urgent need to professionalize Mexican police has been recognized since the early 1990's, but despite even the most well-intentioned promises from elected officials and police chiefs, few gains have been made in improving police integrity. Why have reform efforts in Mexico been largely unsuccessful? This book seeks to answer the question by focusing on Mexico's municipal police, which make up the largest percentage of the country's police forces. Indeed, organized crime presents a major obstacle to institutional change, with criminal groups killing hundreds of local police...

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Acronyms; Acknowledgments; 1. Two Realities; 2. Troubled Reforms; 3. A Problem of Municipal Governance; 4. Organized Crime, the Police, and Accountability; 5. Citizens and Their Police: Vicious Cycles; 6. Civil Society and the Police: Stopping the Vicious Cycle; 7. The Federal Government and Local Reform; 8. Looking Forward; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804782067

0804782067

OCLC:

782880128