02897nam 2200613Ia 450 991079028600332120230801222517.00-8047-8206-710.1515/9780804782067(CKB)2670000000178086(EBL)879035(OCoLC)782880128(SSID)ssj0000664011(PQKBManifestationID)11409207(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000664011(PQKBWorkID)10614099(PQKB)11294338(MiAaPQ)EBC879035(DE-B1597)564624(DE-B1597)9780804782067(Au-PeEL)EBL879035(CaPaEBR)ebr10594407(OCoLC)1198929984(EXLCZ)99267000000017808620111107d2012 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrPolice reform in Mexico[electronic resource] informal politics and the challenge of institutional change /Daniel M. SabetStanford, California Stanford Politics and Policy, an imprint of Stanford University Pressc20121 online resource (298 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8047-7865-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThe 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...Police administrationMexicoPoliceMexicoPolice professionalizationMexicoPolice administrationPolicePolice professionalization363.2068/4363.20684Sabet Daniel M.1976-1474978MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790286003321Police reform in Mexico3688940UNINA